amidarman Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Back when the Joyboard controller came out (1983-ish), there was a magazine article on how to make your own joyboard controller. I don't know if it was in any mainstream magazines or some some hobbyist mag like Radio Electronics or Popular Mechanics. Does anybody recall such an article? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
else Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 I know the article you're talking about, but I just did a bunch of searches and didn't come up with anything. I vaguely recall it might even have been talked about here on AtariAge a while ago. I remember you could send away for the blueprints / schematics, which I did as a kid. Sadly, I never ended up building it, and eventually threw them away. Wish I still had them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
else Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Found the article I remember -- not sure if it's same one you were thinking of? Electronic Fun, September 1983, Vol 1 Num 11. Like I mentioned, I had the blueprints and everything but sadly threw them away back in the late 80's. From what I remember most or all of the parts came from Radio Shack, if it helps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
else Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 One more note. In the index it says it was made by Charles Johnson. Wonder if he's still around and has a copy of the plans? Might be hard to track him down with such a common name like that though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amidarman Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 That article is about how to build a joy-stick. I'm looking for the article on how to build a joy-board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
else Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Yep, figured it was a long shot. There's really nothing to a joyboard -- it's just a joystick in a different package. If it were me, I'd (1) cut a circular piece of plywood, (2) attach a rubber bumper in the center on the back, and (3) attach a Datasoft Le Stick (which detects tilt) in the center on front -- and you've got yourself a stew. Bonus: it will support way, way more weight than the old Atari joyboard by Amiga can.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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