Minstrel Joystick Interface

Name: Minstrel Joystick Interface
SKU: 38316
Price: 30.00 USD
Availability: InStock

A Kempston compatible 9 way D joystick interface for Minstrel Expansion Bus

Designed by Tynemouth Software in United Kingdom

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A Kempston compatible 9 way D joystick interface for Minstrel Expansion Bus

What is it? This is Kempston compatible joystick for the Minstrel Expansion Bus for Minstrel 2 or 3 or ZX81. The address is fully decided as 31 (0x1F), and provides signals for the four directions as…

What is it?

This is Kempston compatible joystick for the Minstrel Expansion Bus for Minstrel 2 or 3 or ZX81.

The address is fully decided as 31 (0x1F), and provides signals for the four directions as well as fire and the two optional fire buttons.

This is supported on several games for the Minstrel 3 / ZX81, such as Paul Farrow's Kong and Pacman, and the newly released Minoss Knossoss from David Stephenson.

It can also be read from assembly programs, or BASIC programs with a few bytes of assembler in a REM statement (see documentation link for examples).

This auction is for the full kit to build a Joystick Module. No joysticks, expansion bus baseboards, computers or games are included.

Why did you make it?

I wanted to use a Kempston joystick on a Minstrel 3.

What makes it special?

This is available as a kit or assembled, and can be installed directly into the Minstrel Expansion Bus slot on a Minstrel 2 or 3, or into one of the slots on the Minstrel Expansion Bus backplane, or it can be fitted with an edge connector to use with a ZX81.

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