And as much as you all wish for it, USB will not appear on the OI for at least many years.
It's hard to make a USB device. It's even harder to make a USB host (as the OI would have to be).
On top of it, there is no standard for USB joysticks like there is for drives and keyboards. So, in order for it to work, you would have to be able to load the Windows drivers (that ship with every joystick) on to the OI. This would entail:
- Converting the OI from a PIC processor to an x86 processor
- Have the OI run some version of Windows
- Add a CD drive and a floppy to the OI (or connectors for one)
- Be able to connect a monitor to the OI so you can figure out why it isn't working
- Mouse and keyboard so you can make it work
- All this while keeping it relatively inexpensive.
Bottom line:
USB joysticks are not going to happen before any of you graduate.