JOYBITTER Construction›  Copyright 1990 by Charles Hughes››››  A JOYBITTER is a small joystick like device for use with any program that›needs 1-5 bits worth of information and doesn't want to get it from the›keyboard.  Specifically it is designed for RAMBOOT II.›››Requirements:›  1 Standard Atari Joystick, broken.›  1 wire about 4 inches long, stripped of all insulation.›  Wire cutters›  Wire strippers›  Solder - rosin core not acid.›  Soldering Iron - 25 Watts is ideal.›  Phillips screwdriver.›  5 Latching keyboard type switches or 5 SPST switches (NOT MOMENTARY›CONTACT)›››Directions:›  1)  Take the broken joystick and turn over.  Remove the screws.  Turn the›joystick face up.  Open the joystick up by removing the top.  Take out the›red fire button, the white plastic stick, and th black rubber covering. ›Store these in a safe place - you'll want these to fix some other joystick›you might have. :)  Remove the board that has the wires attached, put the›board with all the other parts.  You should now have the top and bottom of›the joystick case, with the cable and 6 wires coming out of it.›  2)  Decide where to put your switches.  I cut the top center into a rough›square and used crazy glue to mount 4 latching keyboard switches in a 2x2›square.  The fifth switch I mounted where the old fire button was.  One of›your switches should be mounted in the fire button position.  The other 4›can be mounted anywhere on the top or sides that you like.›  3)  Drill/cut holes and crazy glue your switches in.  You should try to›keep the fire button switch away from the others, and keep the other 4›switches in 2 sets of 2 each.›  4)  Cut connector from each wire coming out of joystick cable, strip about›1/4 inch of insulation.  Solder wires as follows:›     A) __  Stripped wire to one side of each switch.›     B) __  Black wire to any point along stripped wire.›     C) __  Orange to other side of fire button switch.›     D) __  White to other side of any switch.›     E) __  Blue to other side of switch next to White.›     F) __  Green to other side of switch below White.›     G) __  Brown to other side of switch next to Green.››  Diagram››     FIRE›     |  |    SW#1  SW#2›     |  |    |  |  |  |›     O  b    W  b  B  b››             SW#1  SW#2›             |  |  |  |›             G  b  Br b››  Code:  b=Black/stripped wire›         O=Orange›         B=Blue›         Br=Brown›         W=White›         G=Green›››  5)  Stuff cotton in joystick case if you want.  Make sure no wires are in›the way of the screws, and that no bare wire is touching any other.›  6)  Put the screws back in.›  7)  All done.›››  You are now the proud owner of a joybitter.››  You aren't quite done...you need to test your Joybitter.  Boot up your›computer with BASIC installed and run the program "JBTEST.BAS".  Follow›the directions to test out your Joybitter.  If it fails the test, then open›it up and check everything.  Once your Joybitter passes this test, then you›are finished!  Have fun with it.›››››  Now some notes for others:››  If you don't have a Standard Atari joystick you will need to figure out›which wire is which.  Here is how to do it:›  Trace the wires inside whatever joystick you do have.  The one that goes›to all the contacts/switches is the Atari BLACK, the one that goes to the›fire button only is the Atari ORANGE.  The wire to the up switch is Atari›WHITE, to the down is Atari BLUE.  The wire to the left switch is Atari›GREEN, to the right is Atari BROWN.  Then just follow the instructions›above.››  Those of you with a little more experience can do the following:›   Take a DB9 female housing & connector, a 6 wire ribbon cable, a dip›switch containing 6-8 switches and wire as follows:  DB9 1-4 to one side of›switches 1-4, DB9, DB9 6 to same side switch 6 or 8, DB9 8 to other side of›dip.  Then wire bare wire to each switch on the other side.  Put it all in a›small box, and you are done.››››  If you have any questions or comments I can be reached at:››CLOSER TO HOME BBS (419) 368-4413›ATARI BASE     BBS (408) 745-5306›BAAUG          BBS (408) 986-0215›Usenet: Ordania-DM@cup.portal.com›   or   Charles_Hughes@cup.portal.com››Or USnail:› Charles Hughes› 555 E. Washington Ave. #301› Sunnyvale, CA 94086›› Phone: (408) 732-7749›