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The Amiga Power Stick was a low profile joystick for the Atari VCS and other machines which used the same controller pinout. Inside the joystick was a rubber mechanism, which they patented. [[https://vimeo.com/336144680 1]]
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The Amiga Power Stick was a low profile joystick for the Atari VCS and other machines which used the same controller pinout. Inside the joystick was a rubber mechanism, which they patented. [[https://vimeo.com/336144680 1]], [[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD279912S 2]]
  
 
Special versions of the Power Stick would also be made available for other systems like the Mattel Intellivision.
 
Special versions of the Power Stick would also be made available for other systems like the Mattel Intellivision.
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== References ==
 
== References ==
  
# Weddington, Zach. ''Joe Decuir, Ron Nicholson and Don Reisinger Amiga 30 Interview'' - 2015
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# Weddington, Zach. ''[https://vimeo.com/336144680 Joe Decuir, Ron Nicholson and Don Reisinger Amiga 30 Interview]'' 2015
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# USD279912S - ''[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD279912S Hand operated control unit for video games]'' 1983 - Google Patents

Revision as of 22:09, 18 November 2022

The Amiga Power Stick was a low profile joystick for the Atari VCS and other machines which used the same controller pinout. Inside the joystick was a rubber mechanism, which they patented. [1], [2]

Special versions of the Power Stick would also be made available for other systems like the Mattel Intellivision.

References

  1. Weddington, Zach. Joe Decuir, Ron Nicholson and Don Reisinger Amiga 30 Interview 2015
  2. USD279912S - Hand operated control unit for video games 1983 - Google Patents