Posted By
MIK
on 2015-02-26
06:31:46
 |  Re: Joystick ports broken ?
If no one has one here then it might be worth asking on Lemon64.com if anyone else has tried or is using a Tac-2 on a C16 or Plus/4. There are a fair amount of people that use them on C64 and also have a C16 or Plus/4 in the collection.
Here is an old advert I found on google showing what computers the Tac-2 supports including Vic20 & C64. On paper it should work... Have you opened the Tac-2 up and seen any components such as a resistor on one of the directions which would be used to protect certain computers. The Cheetah 125+ is one such stick that has this and while it works on a C16/Plus4 the resistor makes the stick pause or lose contact every so often, once the resistor is removed (from the right direction i think it is) the stick works perfect on a C16/Plus4. The Cheetah 125+ is not a minor issue though and does not cause any damage to the machine or TED, it was even sold stating the stick as standard works on C16/Plus4, that resistor is there to protect something though, maybe the grey end that's used on an Amstrad CPC....
http://www.vintagecomputing.com/wp-content/images/retroscan/tac_large.jpg
If some one else can confirm the Tac-2 is safe on a C16/Plus4 then that's a tick off the list for you at least.
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