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Old 08-05-2000, 11:18 AM   #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

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sorry dude cant be done...they are totaly different signals
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Old 08-06-2000, 09:53 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.
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Old 08-08-2000, 12:43 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.)

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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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Old 08-17-2006, 04:47 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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