Joysticks

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CoCo users used two main joystick types: CoCo-native joysticks and (via adapters) joysticks intended for Atari and other machines that used Atari-compatible joystick ports. The market for Atari-compatible joysticks (and the adapters to use them) was significant among CoCo owners because of the perceived shortcomings of the original standard CoCo joystick - the "Black Beauty".

CoCo-native joysticks came in two generations: those that had 5-pin DIN connectors (and thus could support only one fire button), and those that had six-pin DIN connectors (and could support two fire buttons). As a way to ease the transition it wanted CoCo owners to make to "IBM-Compatible" MS-DOS computers, and as a way to create an exclusive accessory market for itself, Tandy made its 1000-line PCs have CoCo-style joystick ports and able to use CoCo joysticks. But because those joysticks were not specifically labeled as such, many Tandy 1000 owners who picked up a joystick for their PC at their local Radio Shack were no doubt oblivious to the fact that they had just bought CoCo joysticks!

List of Joysticks

Name	Cat. No.*	Brand	Buttons	Stick	First Ad	Year	Price	Notes
Joystick	26-3008	Radio Shack	1	Loose. Metal, then plastic	Example	Example	Example	"Black Beauty", sold in pairs
Joystick	26-3008	Tandy	1	Loose. Plastic	Example	Example	Example	"Black Beauty", sold in pairs
Joystick	10-1200	TDP	1	Loose. Plastic	Example	Example	Example	"Black Beauty", sold in pairs
Deluxe Joystick	26-3012	TRS-80	1	Springback/Switchable	Example	Example	Example
Deluxe Joystick	26-3012	Tandy	2	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
Pistol Grip Joystick		Tandy	Tandy	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
CoCo-150 Flight Sim Yoke		Alban Scientific	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
ComMander Deluxe		Comrex	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
DR-2B		Altai	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
Mach II		Spectrum Projects	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
Spectrum Stick		Spectrum Projects	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
MAXX Flight Control Yoke				Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
Mark VI Competition Joystick	900-2380	Advanced Gravis	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
Endicott Joystick		Endicott	Example	Example	Rainbow Oct 82	1982	Example	Example
JARB Dual Joystick Unit		JARB	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
PBH Joystick		PBH			HOT CoCo Jun 84	1984	49.95	"Only the fire button moves!"
PBH Cordless Joystick		PBH			HOT CoCo Jun 84	1984	99.95	"Coming Soon!"