What can you do with a PC game port?

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From: Mark A Fontana
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1991 06:04

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Hi all,

    I've got one of those "multi-IO" cards in my 386 box, and one of the
connectors is a game port.  Is it possible to do anything with this game
port other than use joysticks, etc?

    There are two analog inputs (resistance), correct?  Suppose I connect
a photocell across one and the temperature probe from a microwave oven
across the other; would I then be able to read the room temperature and
light intensity (assuming I've worked out the scaling of values)?

   Could someone mail me a list of the pin descriptions for the game port?

   Is it possible to OUTPUT anything through the game port?

   ...anything else I should know? 

- Mark Fontana

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