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Article #8947Re: What can you do with a PC game port?
From: Andrew W Nicholson
Date: Thu, 04 Apr 1991 04:52
Date: Thu, 04 Apr 1991 04:52
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In article <q52RZ1w164w@fungus.UUCP> larry@fungus.UUCP (Larry Ng) writes:
>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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How about posting the results of any replies up here.
I am sure there are many interested people. Myself included.
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Andrew.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!munnari.oz.au!brolga!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!marlin.jcu.edu.au!cpawn From: cpawn@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Andrew W Nicholson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: What can you do with a PC game port? Keywords: pc-game port resistance photocell temperature probe Message-ID: <1991Apr4.045235.17509@marlin.jcu.edu.au> Date: 4 Apr 91 04:52:35 GMT References: <40093@netnews.upenn.edu> <q52RZ1w164w@fungus.UUCP> Organization: James Cook University of North Queensland Lines: 38