Re: Convert PC to O-scope????

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From: Michael Covington
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 17:31

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In article <29928@nntp_server.ems.cdc.com> hort@hollywood.ems.cdc.com (Mark Hortman) writes:
>There is going to be a fair this weekend where I could by a cheap Oscilloscope.
>I was thinking it might be as easy to use my PC and it's gameport as a
>A/D converter and use it as an O-Scope.  
>
>Anyone done this for 5 or 12 volts?
>Seen any free/share ware to help?

On the use of the PC game port, see an article called "Joystick Metrics"
that I wrote for _PC Tech Journal_ around 1985.  

The sampling speed is _very slow_ for oscilloscope purposes, but if you are
dealing with slow things (like 1 Hz) it's just what you need.

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