Control device: Joystick

Manufacturer: Commodore

Model: 1311

Year: 1982

 

Controlled device: Travel alarm clock

Manufacturer: IDEA international (Japan)

Designed by: Ippei Matsumoto (Industrial Facility)

Model: Jetlag

Color: Black, red

Year: 2009

 

Hard-wired year: 2010

Serial number: HWD-corp-014

Collection: Corporation

Dimensions: 35x50x13 cm

Cable: 48 cm

Power: 3v button cell x1

 

Set up minutes up (time): Joystick forward

Set up minutes down (time): Joystick backward

Set up minutes up (alarm): Joystick left

Set up minutes down (alarm): Joystick right

Start set up: Hold 3 seconds any set up action

Set alarm on/off: Red button (hold 3 seconds)

Alarm off: Red button (hold 3 seconds)

Snooze: Red button

 

The Commodore joystick that was released with the C64 was an original design compared to their previous one for VIC20 that was almost a copy of the well known Atari joystick. It has the fire button in the center so that it could be used by left-handed people as well. This is one of the sticks that appear in the nightmares of older gamers. Unresponsive, uncomfortable and featuring an awful fire button. They use a metal contact that got pushed down on the print as you move the stick and these broke quite frequently. They had to be opened and fixed quite often.

HWD corporation 014 © Roger Ibars 2010

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