ScuzzBlog: Diaries December 2017 Entry 11th December 2017: Post: 1 GEOS Controller - Suncom Icontroller for the C64 I am truly amazed sometimes at what I have lying around and never knew what they were for. This week I have been struggling to get a mouse working for GEOS and the C64. And yet lying there on top of the C128d has been this odd mini joystick that never dawned on me was for the Commodore 64. Better still was just perfect for controlling GEOS. One site that I visited referred to the Suncom as a GEOS controller. Others refer to it as a Icontroller or Troller mini joystick. That is all I found out about this controller. It basically needs to be stuck down with double sided tape to the corner of the C64C and then plugged into the joystick port. It has a pass through on the port so you can still plug in another joystick. Thing about mice and controllers on the C64, you know of they will work cus they allow you to type in on the keyboard. Without that facility you cannot load software or drivers for the kit while plugged in. So when I fired up the C64 and I could type my LOAD commands I kinda sensed I was onto a winner. The Suncom Icontroller Self adhesive tabs hold in place Simple mini joystick and button Pass through on the port connector Great size for operating with a single finger Small yet very easy to use And the colours match the C64C Very easy to install OK time to test the Icontroller I am able to load my GEOS command And there we are.. Back into GEOS And it works Flying through the menus Just perfect What a magical little device Actually better than the mouse Your hands are so close to the keyboard Calculator working Mouse pointer or should I say Troller Someones notepad on file Still can't copy the GEOS disk Desktop designer The kernel My Icontroller is not on the list Guess I can get back to BASIC Simons BASIC The old calling card Well there you have it I am thoroughly GEOS'd up now

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Last updated 11/12/2017

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