edg@ingres.com (Ed Goldman) (02/21/91)
In article <1991Feb17.182801.17181@sarah.albany.edu> it was written: > >I'm looking for some new (or "just out of the box") Epyx 500-XJ joysticks, >and/or a mail-order number that I can order them from. They seem to be >rather hard to come by nowadays, which figures, since they're the best >joystick I ever owned (mine died from overuse after almost a year of >non-stop playing). Any help - emailed, o'course - would be VERY much >appreciated. Oh, if yer sellin' 'em, name a price. Thanks! > [Sorry, tried to email, but bounced ...] In a recent issue of a UK games magazine they were reviewing joysticks and one of em looked exactly like the 500xj except under a different name. It got a good review too, but not the best. If you're interested I could probably find some mail-order info for it. But it's in the UK ... BTW, I was also looking for the 500xj and found a store where the guy had one out that he said he'd sell for $10. I ended up getting a Wico Ergostick (or something like that) -- they're the same basic shape and trigger like the 500xj. Epyx went out of business and these sticks have been scarce, although I've seen lots of them for Apple/IBM in various stores. -edg-