csan@its63b.ed.ac.uk (A Ness) (04/25/88)
Hi ,
I wondered if any of you have had the problem I have just discovered....
When I am using my joystick, I sometimes get characters generated as though
the IKB processor is mis-interpreting joystick signals. It only happens when
the joystick is moved very quickly. Could it be I have an old IKB (my Atari
was 2 last January). The reason I found out about it was I have just bought
a copy of Gunship by Microprose (its an excellent game - totally absorbing)
and the keys it seems to mistake most often are the ones that alter the
position of the collective - i.e. they make me fly up out of control or worse
crash .
Any comments/hints/suggestions will be most gratefully received.
--Andie.
Andie Ness . Department of Computer Science ,Edinburgh University.
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% probably a typo.whitbye@cs.glasgow.ac.uk (Borf Gross Idiot) (04/26/88)
The reason for the conflict is because the keyboard buffer has some bug attached to it.I have been trying to get Atari to upgrade my keyboard for about 2 years now, but they do'nt seem to accept any responsibility for this particular problem. At the moment the only way to fix this problem is to buy another keyboard straight from Atari,or to get your local Atari dealer to get one for you.It should cost about #80.00. :