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  1. 08-05-2000, 12:18 PM #1
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    Post serial port to game port adapter wiring

    I am using a laptop that has no game port adapter, does anyone know the pin wiring of a game port to serial port adapter, so i can make one myself

    Thanks
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  2. 08-06-2000, 12:31 AM #2
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    sorry dude cant be done...they are totaly different signals
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  3. 08-06-2000, 10:53 PM #3
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    My reccomendation is to get a PCMCIA card that has a USB port. Then you can get all knids of Game adapters to work off of that.
    Good Luck
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  4. 08-08-2000, 01:43 AM #4
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    I've never heard of a gameport to serial
    converter.

    It is possible to connect a number of gamepads to a parallel port. (playstation, nintendo, sega etcetera)
    There is a free windows driver and schematics
    at this site http://www.ziplabel.com/dpadpro/
    There is also a dos TSR whose name escapes me at the moment.
    (linux users will find support for parallel port gamepads built into the joystick driver.)

    Chris
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  5. 08-17-2006, 05:44 PM #5
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    Try an old amiga joystick

    You may have to program your own controller but they were standard rs232 ports.
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  6. 08-17-2006, 05:47 PM #6
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    you can get usb---gameport adapters if you need to add a gameport device to your PC. Gameports are nice for DIY as they just use resistance and you can easily make a controller from cheap and easy to put together parts.
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