[sdiy] IBM Joystick Connectors

Tom Arnold xyzzy at sysabend.org
Thu Oct 6 19:35:42 CEST 2005


On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 10:35:27AM -0500, megaohm wrote:
>    Anybody know what type of connector the old IBM joysticks (PCjr) uses?
>    I need a few panel mount male connectors and can't seem to find any in
>    the Mouser catalog (they might be there but I don't know what to look
>    for). Eight pins, two rows of four.

The originals were made by Berg. ( now FCI )

Working with standard IBM-PC joysticks is a lot easier ( DB15 connector ) I
mention that because I've been playing with IBM joysticks as synth
controllers for several months now.

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