RTFM Joystick interface for the Archimedes

The RTFM Joystick interface for the Archimedes was a small expansion board that plugged into the Archimedes' Econet module sockets to provide two 9-pin joystick ports as Acorn computers were commonly designed without any joystick ports built into them leaving third parties to provide such features.

Not only does the RTFM Joystick interface occupy the Econet port, it also occupies one expansion slot as well. In the A3000, where only one faceplate was provided which is used by the 8-bit podule, there was contention between the 8-bit podule and the interface making the joystick interface an awkward upgrade if either the Econet module or an 8-bit podule were already fitted. However, as the RTFM Joystick interface was aimed at the home market and specifically at users wishing to play games with a joystick, it was unlikely that the target market had an Econet module or 8-bit podule fitted.