[atari7800] Re: [personal] Re: Paddle controllers??

["Dan Boris" <dboris@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's correct the paddle lines don't go to the Pokey on the cart. Of
cource you could build a cart with a controller jack on it controlled by
the Pokey, but I am not sure how useful that would be. 

Dan

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:atari7800-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mitch Orman
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 3:26 PM
> To: atari7800@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [personal] [atari7800] Re: Paddle controllers??
> 
> 
> There aren't any 7800 carts that use the paddles but there is 
> one that uses the keyboard controllers. :-) I don't think you 
> can use the Pokey since I don't think any of the paddle lines 
> are available through the cart port only the audio line.
> 
> Mitch
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: atari7800-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:atari7800-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Dennis 
> Debro
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:18 AM
> To: atari7800@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [atari7800] Paddle controllers??
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> Are there any games that used the paddle controllers? Also 
> how would you read the paddles on the 7800? On the 2600 you 
> read them during the kernel to get a good value. Would you do 
> the same here? What about POKEY, could you read the 
> controllers through the POKEY chip?
> 
> Take care,
> Dennis
> 
> 
> 
>

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