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1982 – A2D Joystick 2001

The A2D Joystick 2001 is a second-generation analog joystick from A2D for Apple II computers. Introduced in 1982, it turned out to be a sort of the “correction work” over the ergonomics flaws of the first model released two years earlier. The joystick was available at the same time as the similarly looking A2D paddles, model 2002[1]J. Mazur. Hardtalk //…

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1980 – A2D Joystick for Apple II, 1st generation

The A2D Joystick, the first-generation analog joystick from the A2D Company for the Apple II computers, was initially developed in the late 1970s and is associated with Jef Raskin, a renowned engineer and interface researcher who played a key role in the creation of the Apple Macintosh. The device borrows the appearance and internal design from aircraft R/C models remote…

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1984 – Dave Brown Dual Joystick

Dave Brown Dual Joystick is actually a doubled two-axis joystick that copies the appearance and design features of radio-controlled model airplane controllers from the 1980s. However, instead of being used with radio control, the joystick is a wired one, designed specifically for Dave Brown RC Flight Simulator, a flight simulator program written by model aircraft enthusiast John Kallend. This flight…

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1984 – Mindset Joystick

Mindset Joystick was developed as an additional accessory for the Mindset personal computer. The Mindset computer was released in 1984 by Mindset Corporation, and was on sale for only a year. In technical terms, the computer was partially compatible with the IBM PC. It featured an Intel 80186 processor, 32 to 256 KB of RAM, and a non-standard graphics subsystem…

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1978 – DEC H3060 joystick

DEC H3060 Joystick was designed for the PDP-11 family of 16-bit minicomputers created by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1970s and sold for about 3 decades – the ones UNIX operating system was initially created for. Particularly, the joystick can be found most often as a part of the VSV11/VS11 video graphics system, which included a cursor control/multi-display sync module…

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1975 – Tektronix 4952 joystick

Tektronix 4952 Joystick was designed for the the 4010 series text-and-graphics computer terminals and similar 4050 series desktop computers based on storage-tube technology created by Tektronix to avoid the need for video RAM and still have high display resolutions of up to 1024×780. Such devices were produced by Tektronix in the late 1970s through the early 1980s, until appearance of…

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