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2025-12-29: I have restored the wiki to a backup from the end of November. Starting in September 2025, accesses went form the 800MB-1.2GB range per month to 26GB in September, 42GB in October, and 70GB in November with most accesses originating from China. As soon as I realized what was causing all the access problems in November, I shut it down (it had reached 36GB by then) behind a password/login screen. The database had gotten corrupted, and I tried a restore from just before the spike in access but that didn't work. Thus, end of November. I still have the other daily backups so if there were any important additions in December, let me know and maybe they can be recovered. - Allen H.
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 use CoCo joysticks. 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!
| Name | Cat. No.* | Brand | Buttons | Stick | First Ad | Year | Price | Notes |
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| Joystick | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | "Black Beauty", sold in pairs |
| Deluxe Joystick | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Pistol Grip Joystick | Tandy | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| CoCo-150 Flight Sim Yoke | Alban Scientific | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| ComMander Deluxe | Comrex | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| DR-2B | Altai | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Mach II | Spectrum Projects | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Spectrum Stick | Spectrum Projects | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| MAXX Flight Control Yoke | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Mark VI Competition Joystick | Advanced Gravis | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Endicott Joystick | Endicott | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| JARB Dual Joystick Unit | JARB | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |