[comp.sys.atari.st] Joystick problem

herve@timpit0.UUCP (Herve Schauer ) (11/09/86)

In Article-I.D.: bath63.253ge, pes@bath63.UUCP (Paul Smee) write

> I find that if I boot up my machine (520, TOS in ROM) with a joystick
> attached to port 2 (the non-mouse port) the machine comes up with the
> keyboard effectively disabled, and I have to unplug it and reboot.  If
> I plug it in after the machine has booted, everything is happy.
>
> Admittedly, it's an '8-bit' Atari joystick model, but still...
>
> Anyone else seen this?  Have any clues?  Helpful hints and suggestions?


   I've got this bug. Your keyboard may be oldier than October 85. The
 solution is to plug the joystick after boot... It's like this for old
 520ST.

        HERVE

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