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Atari 2600 joysticks, paddles, driving controllers, and keypad controllers can be plugged into a media director USB port with the 2600-daptor II adaptor from Hafner Enterprises. 

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== Features ==
*Functionally similar to the old Stelladaptor, but all new design with improvements:
*USB 2.0, runs at full speed (12 Mbit/sec), backwards compatible with USB 1.1
*Compatible with Windows/Mac/Linux - any O/S that natively supports USB HID joysticks, which would about any O/S released in the last 10 years
*Special attention has been given to the Paddle response to make it on par with a real 2600
*Data transmitted every millisecond (1000 times a second) for minimal delay
*Internal terminals for connecting extra buttons. Note 2600 games cannot make use of extra button inputs.  You can’t, say, add a button and assign it to smart bomb in Defender.  But you can add buttons in parallel with controller *buttons.  Or depending on the emulator, assign functions like select, reset, start, coin insert, etc. to the extra buttons.
*Lead free board and solder.  RoHS components as available
*Made in the USA

The 2600-daptor can be purchased for $33 from [http://home.comcast.net/~tjhafner/2600-daptor.htm Hafner Enterprises]

== Installation ==

To use with LinuxMCE, simply plug into the USB port.

== Configuration ==

While playing a 2600 game, select Options on the nearest orbiter, and go to the Categories menu. You can then specify the type of controller: Joystick, Paddles, Driving, Keypad, etc. to use with the currently playing game.