Eckhard,
I believe the 7800's buttons are wired though to the paddle lines via a pair
of resistors. So it's like going from infinite resistance to
whatever-value-the-resistor-is resistance.
The only game I'm really aware of that does the auto-detect is Asteroids,
and there it's only so the user has the option of using a 2600 stick.
Normally the left button is fire and the right button is hyperspace. In
"2600 stick mode", you have to pull back on the stick to activate
hyperspace.
If I recall correctly, playing Omega Race with a 7800 stick is nearly
impossible, since pressing the left button makes you fire and thrust
simultaneously!
BTW, the third stick is the Best Electronics BEST 7800 Joystick (with
autofire!)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Eckhard Stolberg <Eckhard_Stolberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: stella@xxxxxxxxxxx <stella@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: [stella] A couple of questions
>At 20:14 15.08.99 -0500, you wrote:
>>The left button is wired to Paddle 0, the right button is wired to Paddle
1,
>>and they're BOTH wired to Trigger 0.
>>
>>Also, it means that, YES, a 2600 game could make use of the 7800's two
>>buttons.
>
>I'm no electronic expert, but Paddle 0 and Paddle 1 are usually wired to
>the +5V line, so wiring them to the button line shouldn't give you
>a detectable signal. Also, if this would work, why would games for the
>7800 have to do some initialisation routine to be able to detect both
>buttons insividually?
>
>
>Ciao, Eckhard Stolberg
>
>
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