Odd find: Radio Shack VCS?

[+RangerG]

While we are discussing the CoCo -- Does it have a pause button for cartridge games (a key you would push on the keyboard I assume)? Thanks -- RangerG

[Ze_ro]

I actually found one of the deluxe sticks in the local thrift store just today! I've seen these once in a while too, but always thought they were also lame PC joysticks. I had no idea you could switch them from self-centering to non-self-centering, that's pretty awesome (I actually had to try it out in the store)

 

--Zero

[cwilkson]

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Originally posted by RangerG:

While we are discussing the CoCo -- Does it have a pause button for cartridge games (a key you would push on the keyboard I assume)? Thanks -- RangerG

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Nope. Each game might designate a key as "pause", but there's no hardware pause. It's easy to mod one though. That was the first hardware mod I did in fact...read about it in Rainbow Magazine. I don't remember the details, but you basically put a switch between the "HALT" line in the cart port, and GROUND.

 

-Chris

[+RangerG]

Charlie --

 

Wow -- great pics (again). I didn't know the deluxe sticks were self-centering and had trim. Hmmm. . . So you really think they are a big improvement. I'm tempted to get a couple and try out Dungeons of Daggorath, Mega-Bug, etc. . -- Randy