Oddball 4 Way Single Button Joystick

[Carey85]

So, I picked this odd duck off a joystick up at Hamvention in Dayton a few months ago from an outdoor vendor and proceeded to forget about it. Dug it out tonight and I can't help but be intrigued by it. All I know is that it is 4-way, has a large single button, has a standard DB-9 connector on it, and it appears to be very high quality. Anyone have any info on this bugger?

 

 

[Bill Loguidice]

If it has no markings on the underside, then it's almost certainly just a homebrew stick.

[+save2600]

Or at least a place where a sticker with the brand and model might have fallen off?

 

Looks like it could be called 'The Bugger'...

[Carey85]

Was able to do some digging (with the aid of Zookeeper) and discovered that this joystick is/was made by a company called Tash. It's not really meant to be used as a gaming joystick at all, it seems. It's more along the lines of an input device that people with motor skill problems would use in place of a mouse, with the fire button acting as a left click button. Looks like it was available in DB-9 or USB flavor. I might do some digging around and see about donating it to the county MRDD here if they can use it.