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Re: What can you do with a PC game port?

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From: Larry Ng
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1991 13:03
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mfontana@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Mark A Fontana) writes:

>     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?

Hey, I was thinking of that too! (Great minds think alike? ;-)
Could someone also send me those list of pin descriptions please?
 

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Subject: Re: What can you do with a PC game port?
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