I've got an original copy of Decathlon for my iie, on the third event (the shot putt) it requires paddles, now these are unbelievably hard to find in the UK ! However I've seen alot of adaptor leads to enable people to use the old Atari joysticks on the Apple, would the Atari Paddles also work ?
Some I've seen plug direct into a socket on the Motherboard, is this socket present on all iie's ?
Thanks as always !
As far as I know the old socket, that was the only way to plug paddles or joysticks into the Apple II/II+, is present on the IIe motherboard. So I would imagine if you plug something into that socket it would override the plug on the back of the computer for joystick/paddle input.
Just my two cents worth,
Dean
Apple II Forever!
There were lots of paddle joystick variations "in the day." The Atari and Apple joysticks/paddles (nine pin paralel) use the same type of connector, but the PINs are differently arranged. I remember one outfit sold a set that had a slide switch that let you use the same paddle set for both computers.
There were also adapters to let you use Atari paddles/joysticks on Apples.
If you really can't find the hardware, you might consider making your own, or your own adapter if you are planning on using the Atari paddles/joystick. There were at least two Apple home hardware making books that showed how to do that.
Also, if you already have a joystick, you could just use it. The X-axis and the Y-axis of the joystick represent the movement of each paddle input.
Mutant_Pie
build your own Apple II paddles