TAC-2

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TAC-2 joystick
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TAC-2 joystick

The Totally Accurate Controller MK2 (TAC-2), manufactured by Suncom Technologies, was - and still is - an Atari 2600 compatible game controller, commonly used with the Commodore C64 and Amiga computers in mid to late 1980s. The joystick came in two colours, black and white, latter being a more rare collectors' edition.

Features:

  • One 8-way stick (4 digital switches)
  • Two fire buttons

Technical features:

  • TAC-2 has no microswitches, as they had been replaced with a metal ball that short-circuited contacts around the bottom shaft of the controller.
  • The fire buttons work with copper contact plates which tend to become oxidized and thus need care every now and then.
  • 9-pin Atari style connector (DE-9 connector)
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