Printers And Joysticks - AMSTRAD CPC464 User Manual

7 Printers and joysticks

The CPC464 requires no additional interfaces to operate with either one
or two joystick controllers, and a Centronics compatible parallel printer.
Subjects covered in this chapter:
* Joysticks
* Parallel printers
* Interfacing
The AMSOFT joystick model JYl is an additional item that you may wish to purchase if you are
using the CPC464 computer with software games which incorporate the facility for joystick control,
and ' firing' within the game. The JY1 can be plugged into the back of your computer using the g-way
socket marked USER PORTS (l/O). The Amstrad CPC 464 computer can be used with two joysticks.
The second joystick should be plugged into the socket on the first joystick.
There are no special points to consider when connecting a joystick to the CPC464: the AMSOFT JYl
will plug directly into the 9 pin socket provided at the rear of the computer, marked USER PORTS
(l/O). A second joystick may be fitted if required into the socket provided in the base of the first JYl
joystick. The connections of this device are listed in Appendix V at the end of this guide, along with
all the other l/O functions and connectors.
7.1 Joysticks
The built-in software in the AMSTRAD CPC464 supports either one or two joysticks, and these are
treated as part of the keyboard and may be interrogated by INKEY$ and INKEY commands as if
they were keyboard keys. Note that if there is only one fire button available on your joystick it is
likely to be the ' Fire 2' in AMSTRAD CPC464 terminology.