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Fascinating bit of extra history there on the Mind Link, thanks for pointing me there. I put a bit in a blog post about the great work Atari did in the fledgling field of game accessibility in the 1970s and 80s: http://switchgaming....essibility.html Always loved the "Special Feature" bear and what it stood for (i.e. greater access). Re. the Mindlink (and I'm still really keen to find out what happened to the controller above if anyone can help) - this story interests me a lot too: "The sad part of Mindlink's history is that the day after it was splashed on national TV Someone associated with the original Battlestar Galactica film/series, came to the booth and brought a proposal from Rafer Johnson, Olympic Champion and the then president of Special Olympics. They were proposing that Atari develop sports software for the next Special Olympics. The Rose Kennedy Foundation was going to foot the total development cost. This would have opened a door to development of computer control for the handicapped; which could not realistically be funded any other way. " Via: http://www.atarimuse...0/mindlink.html I wonder what Atari would have turned up there if the business hadn't been cracking down on all the exciting R&D work they had been up to.

Many thanks. I'm really mostly interested in tracking down this early bit of hardware, as I think it's of historical interest in the field of game-accessibility. I do adapt controllers myself, and some of my earliest work involved adapted Atari joysticks. I still use them to this day.

I'm looking for information on this, hoping someone here can help: It's an adapted Atari VCS with specialised controls and B/W monitor. The image dates from 2006, believed to be from an eBay auction in the USA. You can see it originally being used around 1982 from Ken Yankelevitz (who created it) here: I found the image here: http://www.pong-picture-page.de/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=14&products_id=1593 Can anyone please shed some light on what happened to this? I'm really hoping it's not been dumped, as I'd love to get hold of it. Thanks for looking (re. bounced from http://atariage.com/forums/topic/212700-info-wanted-atari-2600-hacked-for-disabled-users/). Barrie (www.OneSwitch.org.uk)

Might try and bump this via another thread. Really keen to track this down, or at least some more info.

This is a super-long shot, but I'm wondering if anyone can help me track this device down: It's an adapted Atari VCS with specialised controls and B/W monitor. The image dates from 2006, believed to be from an eBay auction in the USA. You can see it originally being used around 1982 from Ken Yankelevitz (who created it) here: I found the image here: http://www.pong-picture-page.de/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=14&products_id=1593 Has anyone any idea where this ended up, or any extra info on it? I'm really hoping not in a skip, as I'd love to get hold of it if possible for a museum of accessible gaming equipment for disabled people. Cheers, Barrie www.OneSwitch.org.uk

Thinking from an accessibility stand point - it would be great if there was a way for an external controller to be connected for player one. The prototype showed two D9 old-style Atari joystick ports and a USB socket. The spy shot makes it look as though there'll only be a player 2 socket which would be a shame. I realise the market might not be huge - but to add a player one joystick input (either via a D9 or USB socket) could open up all kinds of controllers being used by disabled gamers. http://www.oneswitch.org.uk/1/retro.htm http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/quickguide.htm Barrie www.OneSwitch.org.uk