[comp.sys.atari.st] Spectre and joysticks

carlitz@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Robert D. Carlitz) (10/26/90)

Recent discussions have touched on the Spectre GCR.  I have a Spectre
128 and regard it as an excellent accessory for the Atari.  Recently I
have encountered one odd little bug.  I have K1 Ed-Lib from Drumware,
which uses a little gadget plugged into the joystick port for copy
protection.  This gadget seems to drive the Spectre wild, making the
mouse unusable.  I'm using version 1.9 of the Spectre software while
waiting for the new version 3.0.  I have TOS 1.4 - if that matters for
anything.  Has anyone seen this problem before, and is there any
solution short of unplugging the joystick gadget or putting it on a
switch?

Bob Carlitz

rrd@hpfcso.HP.COM (Ray Depew) (10/30/90)

> .  I'm using version 1.9 of the Spectre software while
> waiting for the new version 3.0.  ...

> Bob Carlitz

Hi Bob, 

All registered users should have received version 2.65.  Did you send in
your reg card?  Does GBSmall know where to get hold of you?  Have you told
them about the problem?  Dave & cohorts are still spending a lot of time
patching up Mac programs so they work according to Hoyle.

Oh yeah, just for fun, write or call the company that makes [I forget what
it's called; I deleted that part of your posting] and tell them it freaks out
the mouse on your Mac.  Don't let on that you're using a Spectre.  They
may have already gotten bug reports from other Mac users, and have a fix
available.

Good luck.
Ray
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