Re: PC Game Card

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From: Michael Covington
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 05:22

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In article <1993Jan11.125901.26589@progress.com> fossey@progress.COM (Paul Fossey) writes:
>I would like to use the PC Game Port on my PC to monitor outside world 
>measurments such as temperature, humidity, barometric pres. etc. Does anyone
>know how to construct resistive probes for these inputs, or where to purchase
>these devices.

A resistance that varies from 0 to 100K ohms will substitute for each of
the potentiometers in the game port.

For details see an article I wrote in PC Tech Journal back around 1985.
(No, I don't have copies for sale; I don't even have the exact reference
handy.)



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