khryssun Posted June 5, 2001 Share Posted June 5, 2001 Hello fellows, I've posted a complete circuit lay-out to build easely an Atari 2600 Joystick interface for the PC at my web page http://khryssun.cjb.net/joyadapter.html Works fine for me with Z26. This may interresting some guys.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted June 5, 2001 Share Posted June 5, 2001 i have a "MacEnjoy" adapter for adb apple comps. but i am missing the drivers. anybody can help? by the way, khryssun. ca fais du bien de voir qu'il y a d'autre francais !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videotwit Posted June 5, 2001 Share Posted June 5, 2001 fish- check out this link HERE. About the fifth item down the list is what I think you may be looking for. ...from 1 mac user to another... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted June 6, 2001 Share Posted June 6, 2001 quoteI've posted a complete circuit lay-out to build easely an Atari 2600 Joystick interface for the PC at my web page That looks great! When are you going to start building them so I can buy a few? ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khryssun Posted June 7, 2001 Author Share Posted June 7, 2001 > Albert well, initially it wasn't in my projects to build some of this adapter for sale because it's easy to build and it's cheap (I think it cost me near 7$ to build mine if i'm not wrong.) But.... i'll see... perharps from trade ? I've got to building an Eprom/EEprom burner first... for now I'm collecting informatios and schematics... lot of work in view I'll let you known when i'll be ready... Please, let me know how many adapters you'd need. I've got to test the adapter with other emulators than Z26... just to be sure everything is okay - the C64 version H.E.R.O. was really GREAT to play with the Atari joystick > jahfish Salut, t'es Français et tu vis en Allemagne ou t'es Allemand et tu parles (très bien) Français ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted June 7, 2001 Share Posted June 7, 2001 quotewell, initially it wasn't in my projects to build some of this adapter for sale because it's easy to build and it's cheap (I think it cost me near 7$ to build mine if i'm not wrong.) I'm not too terribly skilled at building electronics projects, even simpler ones as you've outlined. So I'd be willing to pay a reasonable sum to purchase adaptors that someone else built. For an adaptor that lets me use an Atari 2600 joystick in PC emulators I'd be willing to pay at least $30 for. If I could plug in two joysticks for multiplayer games that'd be worth even more to me. Then I could run an emulator on my TV, having much easier (and faster) access to games than using a real 2600. Not to mention the picture quality is significantly better as well. Now, if you could figure out how to support paddle controller also, I'd pay even more. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khryssun Posted June 7, 2001 Author Share Posted June 7, 2001 I think it's possible to support 2 joysticks, just have to duplicate the 1st circuit (and the cost) and to add 4 wires. I'd like to test paddles, but I've none I'm not interrested in earning money from an other atari fan and I definitely won't make you pay 30$ when it only cost me 14$ (for a 2 joysticks circuit) ! maybe have you some atari 2600 carts to trade ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted June 8, 2001 Share Posted June 8, 2001 I have plenty of 2600 carts to trade, more than I know what to do with! Send me a want list and I'll let you know what I have. Also, I have extra paddles so I'd be glad to trade them away as well, especially if it would help you test paddles with your circuit. And I don't mind paying someone for a decent 2600 -> PC adapter if it works! I certainly couldn't design such a circuit myself, and I'd probably go through $30 in parts trying to build one based off your design. So even if the parts only cost you $14, there's more to it than just the parts. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khryssun Posted June 8, 2001 Author Share Posted June 8, 2001 I've found some paddle circuit descriptions : VCS 2600 Paddles are working the same way as analog PC joystick as they are using potentiometers. But the resistors value are different : they are 100 Kohm for PC joystick and 500 Khom or 1M for Paddles (I found this 2 values in the descriptions, which is the good one ? Someone may confirm ?) is it possible to use VCS Paddles with a C64 and vice versa ? So, I think It must be possible to connect the paddles to a PC using an adapter, nevertheless the adapter I've built is not designed for this purpose because it's a digital to analog converter. So, Albert, it's Okay, I'll build an adaptater for you... :-) I've got to test if a 2 joysticks adadter works first. I'll let you know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khryssun Posted June 8, 2001 Author Share Posted June 8, 2001 I went to a "kinda" flea market this afternoon and I found a pair of paddles, mario bros complete in box, and combat. I paid $5.25 for the whole bunch. I think it's a good price, anyway I needed paddles I've examine the pots value : they are labeled 1 Mega ohm (850 khom when testing with the multimeter). I'll try to design an adpater for the paddles for now, I'm trying to turn an old phone keypad into a video touch pad... and I have to build an Eprom burner too.... argh so much to do..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyp Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 Any chance of sending me some of the details about your EEPROM burner? I'm actually working on a project like that at the moment to burn Atari/SNES ROM images into real carts. Are you using the printer port on the PC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khryssun Posted June 12, 2001 Author Share Posted June 12, 2001 GazP, For now I'm collecting infos. I found some interesting stuff but not exactly what I am searching for Maybe i'll have to adapt some of the schematics I've found but that seems to be quite difficult 'cause I'm a newbie in electronic. If I don't find a way to build what I want, I'll go to buy one None of them support all the chips I need... I'd be more restrictive so I've got to choose wisely (Eprom, EEprom). Anyway, if I'll build one, I'll post the schematics on my web page quote: Are you using the printer port on the PC? all of the projects I found use it.... it seems to be the easiest way. Do you know if its possible to substitute a 28256 EEprom for an 27256 Eprom (with of course changing some pins connexions ) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyp Posted June 13, 2001 Share Posted June 13, 2001 How big are the chips in bytes? I'm not on the net a home at the mo. When I get back I'll check it out for you. I've started designing a programmer with logic chips. I'll see if I can gather some info for you. As for the chips, I could go and ask one of my Electronics lecturers about them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khryssun Posted June 13, 2001 Author Share Posted June 13, 2001 the 27256 if a 32 K Eprom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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