Subject: Re: [stella] RE: My Atari 2600 15-Pin Controller Ports and Controllers From: "Junies Creations" <junies_c@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 05:05:54 -0500 |
From: Ben Combee <combee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Many of the joysticks for the Apple II used ribbon cables. I think the big > issues were the lack of flexibility in the cable and the unpolished appearance. I could understand the unpolished appearance, perhaps I could simply spray paint the ribbon cable lightly a solid color to help the look of it some? I don't know what the Apple II joystick ribbon cables look like, perhaps the new ribbon cable has more flexibility than it use to? From: Glenn Saunders <cybpunks2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > See if you can get some kind of tubing so you can roll the ribbon cable and > thread it through. That might actually be a useable idea. Or perhaps I'll just simply use single stranded wires for increased flexibility. Maybe something like aquarium tubing might work and simply add a little spray paint to give it a better appearance. From: Chris Pepin <cpepin1@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Have you thought about using cat5 cable? There are 8 wires in each cable so > if you use two cables together you would have 16 wires. Cat5 cable can be > bought in 1000 ft reels for about $55 (at least that was the price the last > time I bought some. It may have changed price since then.) You might have > to get creative to find a way to keep the two cable together, but it's an > idea at least. Plastic clips to hold them together, electrical tape, some > sort of tubing are all possible options. Well if not anything else I know where to get Cat5 cable by the foot so I won't have to worry about buying a whole roll for now. Keeping the two cables together would be the trick, I doubt it would look very good if the two cables were loose in different areas around the joined areas. If I can find some colored tubing similar to aquarium tubing, or I might have to simply spray paint the tubing lightly-- I could simply run single stranded wires thru the tubing as well (Basically make my own cable). --------------------------- Thanks everyone for your ideas. Now I'll have to do some experimenting and see how things hold up and everything, and how much it will actually cost to make them. -- Best Regards, "Junie" - Tom Cosby JR. junies_c@xxxxxxxxx Owner/Founder/President - Fellow Atarian Junies Creations An Atari 2600 Publishing Company -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=- Wanting to get your Atari 2600 games created? Want to buy "Homebrewed" or other Atari 2600 Games? Visit us at: http://embark.to/juniescreations -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=- _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/
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