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Matthew Fisher

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USB into gameport, is there a way?
« on: August 19, 2005, 02:06:10 pm »
Has anyone tried to hook a usb device to a gameport using one of the adapters and a USB gender changer?  The only ones I find allow you to use the legacy devices with gameport-less computers.  I want to use a USB joystick with a DOS machine, and, although I might be able to find a DOS USB driver somewhere, I don't want to mess with the config and autoexec's now that I finally have the thing working.   :)  Thanks in advance. 
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Re: USB into gameport, is there a way?
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2005, 02:08:21 pm »
As handy as that may be, its just not that simple.  Different protocols etc.
But, is saying that its not impossible.
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Re: USB into gameport, is there a way?
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2005, 10:46:19 am »
there are commercial devices that aparantly work pritty well, but finding drivers for dos could be a challenge.

the other option is a gameport card, however i have only ever seen them in the old ISA format, but that shouldnt be a problem if your computer is abit old
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Re: USB into gameport, is there a way?
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2005, 11:08:34 pm »
Quote from: ultramagnus on August 20, 2005, 10:46:19 am
there are commercial devices that aparantly work pritty well, but finding drivers for dos could be a challenge.

the other option is a gameport card, however i have only ever seen them in the old ISA format, but that shouldnt be a problem if your computer is abit old

Joysticks plug into the sound card.  Get an old SoundBlaster card and plug it in.
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