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==Features==
 
==Features==
 
Allows one mouse and one joystick to plugged in simultaneously on the mouse port on the Atari ST. The user is able to switch from one device to the other simply by pressing the fire button on the joystick or left mouse button. Green LED signals mouse active whilst red LED signals joystick active.
 
Allows one mouse and one joystick to plugged in simultaneously on the mouse port on the Atari ST. The user is able to switch from one device to the other simply by pressing the fire button on the joystick or left mouse button. Green LED signals mouse active whilst red LED signals joystick active.
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Revision as of 19:48, 21 July 2011

Robo Shift was a semi-automatic mouse/joystick port switching device for the Atari ST. The device offered a solution to the hassle that would occur when exchanging the mouse for the joystick (and vice-versa) on the Atari's awkwardly placed joystick and mouse ports beneath the keyboard.

Features

Allows one mouse and one joystick to plugged in simultaneously on the mouse port on the Atari ST. The user is able to switch from one device to the other simply by pressing the fire button on the joystick or left mouse button. Green LED signals mouse active whilst red LED signals joystick active.

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External Links