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Posted by: HAL2001 on 2015-03-06 01:44:23 Does anybody know what these are? (image in attachment)

Posted by: bibilit on 2015-03-06 02:10:31 Hi, yes IIRC those are a pair of Joysticks for the Apple II range.

Posted by: HAL2001 on 2015-03-06 02:22:26 Thanks. They are connected to this computer but this isn't a Apple II or is it?

Posted by: Macdrone on 2015-03-06 04:01:14 Could be an Apple IIe clone. No badge so that would be my guess.

Posted by: bibilit on 2015-03-06 06:01:30 Yes maybe a clone: http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2008-9-21-Restoring%20and%20repairing%204%20apple%20IIs.htm

Posted by: olePigeon on 2015-03-06 08:35:42 Those are Apple paddles.  The choice joystick for games like Brickout, Arkanoid, Wavy Navy, and any other game that makes sense to have an analogue wheel. 🙂 That's an Apple II clone.  However, IBM/Apple/Atari adapters weren't uncommon.

Posted by: Bunsen on 2015-03-06 23:46:23 Paddles unlike joysticks only have one degree of freedom - rotating one way or the other.  So they only work with certain games.

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