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title: "Using the TS-2068 Joystick Ports with Art Studio"
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excerpt: "This is the second of two modifications that we are making to Art Studio. Last month we removed that annoying LENSLOCK protection from our loader program. This month we will modify the machine code so that we can control our Art Studio cursor with both keyboard and joysticks that are plugged into the TS-2068 joystick…"
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# Using the TS-2068 Joystick Ports with Art Studio

This is the second of two modifications that we are making to Art Studio. Last month we removed that annoying LENSLOCK protection from our loader program. This month we will modify the machine code so that we can control our Art Studio cursor with both keyboard and joysticks that are plugged into the TS-2068 joystick ports. It is important to note that, although you will be using the 2068 joystick ports, you still must be in Spectrum mode to use Art Studio.