Re: Joystick Pinout descriptions - LightPen ? Here is the Video @MMS refers to:
It took some time to get the pen working. Its overall of poor quality in my opinion. I thought its was broken in the beginning. * The CRT had to be properly adjusted, so that it worked. Took some time to find the right settings * The light conditions of the room also played a role * The pen the is 40 years old. * The photodiode inside was loose. I had to find the right position inside the tube Not to far out, not too far in.
Usage: - In the menu, the software detected the pen-position (Menu-Point) without pressing any-key. That didn't work very well. - While drawing you had to press the ctr-key and it displayed a bar in the horizontal line you holded the pen, so it could se a point. This was not very precise and you had to adjust the point every time with the cursor keys.
My conclusion: Its was not a mouse replacement. My particular lightpen was low-quality, difficult to set up and didn't work reliably. But none the less i had great fun trying out this kind of old technology.
Re: Joystick Pinout descriptions - LightPen ?
