Channel F Hand-Controller: Difference between revisions

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| system    = [[:Category:Channel F|Channel F]]<br>[[:Category:Channel F System II|Channel F System II]]
| system    = [[:Category:Channel F|Channel F]]<br>[[:Category:Channel F System II|Channel F System II]]
| connection = [[:Category:DE9|DE9]]
| connection = [[:Category:DE9|DE9]]
| mechanisms = [[:Category:Button|Button]]<br>[[:Category:Joystick|Joystick]]<br>[[:Category:Paddle|Paddle]]
| mechanisms = [[:Category:Digital button|Digital button]]<br>[[:Category:Joystick|Joystick]]<br>[[:Category:Paddle|Paddle]]
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Default controller for the [[wikipedia:Fairchild Channel F|Fairchild Channel F]] and Channel F System II. On the first console they're hard-wired to the system, but for the System II they use Atari's [[:Category:DE9|DE9]] port.
Default controller for the [[wikipedia:Fairchild Channel F|Fairchild Channel F]] and Channel F System II. On the first console they're hard-wired to the system, but for the System II they use Atari's [[:Category:DE9|DE9]] port.
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[[Category:Digital button]][[Category:Joystick]][[Category:Paddle]]

Revision as of 21:32, 7 November 2023

Default controller for the Fairchild Channel F and Channel F System II. On the first console they're hard-wired to the system, but for the System II they use Atari's DE9 port.

It's shaped like the stick part of a joystick, which you hold with one hand, and the top has a triangular-shaped knob that can be pulled up and pushed down (2 digital buttons), tilted like a joystick (8-way digital joystick), and twisted like a paddle controller (analogue). It's pretty clever, and covers most of the popular input types of the time.

Similar Interfaces

Pistol Grip

Similar concept, but instead of the handle being a straight stick, it's modelled on a pistol grip, with the button being a trigger.