[Greg]

It looks like these joysticks connect to the standard gameport, so there is a chance of getting them to work quickly. The Innovation First docs say that only standard gameport devices (the ones that were designed for DOS) will work with the OI. So there is also a chance that it won't work. The Microsoft Knowledge Base says "Additionally, the SideWinder Force Feedback Pro, SideWinder Precision Pro, and SideWinder game pad, are not supported in an MS-DOS environment."

You can try to get it to work, but even if it does work, you wont be able to control the entire robot from the gamepad right away. The d-pad is a digital, not an analog input, so the bot will have to be reprogrammed. And if it does not work with the OI you may have to rewire the gamepad.