Joysticks in CD32

[skilgannon]

I use a competition pro joystick in my CD32.  Seems fine.  I just plug it in after the system is on though - so maybe that's the difference.  With games, I have found very few that I really need the extra buttons on the D-Pad for so it's always being used with the Comp Pro.

[skilgannon]

Just thought - you don't have "autofire" switched on do you?

[skilgannon]

LOL take it easy Cammy, I've had Amiga's for decades and my CD32 since it came out.  I've always plugged / unplugged controllers into them with no issues.  Am I just lucky?

Do you also belong to the school of "always hold a CD by the edges" and are you plugged into an earthing cable while upgrading your computer?

[skilgannon]

LOL nice response Save  I'm well and trully slapped down hehe

Now - I don't actually hold the bottom of CD's - I always stick my fingre through the hole in the middle (seems easier somehow) and I know that "it makes sense" to use a grounding cable but touching the metal casing before you do any work will discharge you anyway.  I guess I am a little bit of a risk taker but seriously, i've done it with care.  I've build PC's since 386 sx's were around; I'm a certified Compaq Engineer (not that that counts for anything these days of course), I'm also Cisco and Microsoft certified to the hilt so have been around the IT block and now I just manage folk like I used to be but I can honestly say I've never had any issues.  Luck maybe.

I do also get what you're saying about the quality of the cd's after they start to get scratches (which is why I only use copies of my CD's for the car for instance).  I have reference audio equipment and it's very unforgiving to cd's and dvd's that are scratched.

[skilgannon]

Yeah it is an autofire switch.  I remember seeing similar things happen to my CD32 when it was switched on.  Hope it is that - as it's easily fixed

Remember not to plug in your controler with the machine on

skil

[skilgannon]

Hi Guille64, did you get your comp pro to work properly?

[skilgannon]

Could be it is the compilations.  I have a few compilations and getting tehm to work consistantly is a bit hit and miss.  I have created many CD's from my TOSEC collection and they are all fine with the competition pro (as are my originals) so maybe you are right.