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- From: ekalenda@netcom.com (Edward J Kalenda)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.windows.ms.programmer
- Subject: Re: Two Joystick Port prob
- Message-ID: <1992Dec14.205122.15037@netcom.com>
- Date: 14 Dec 92 20:51:22 GMT
- References: <1992Dec10.205227.14353@news2.cis.umn.edu>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
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- From article <1992Dec10.205227.14353@news2.cis.umn.edu>, by mcgrath@staff.tc.umn.edu ():
- > I have a compatible with a built-in joystick port and a Sound Blaster Pro
- > with its joystick port, but they both, apparently, want to be port #1 at the
- > same time. Is there any way I can configure one to be port #2 via software
- > (or hardware, if it just involves some switch settings)? Do I have to get
- > a Y-adapter? Tell me I don't. 8)
- >
- > -Mike McGrath
-
- You can have only one joystick device in your system. Disable the port on
- your system board if you can, or on the SB. Yes, you need to get a Y-adapter
- if you want to use two joysticks.
-
- The problem is that the DB-15 port has connections for two joysticks. The
- hardware does not treat them as seperate devices, like serial ports. What
- the hardware really sees is four buttons and four potentiometers. It is up
- to software to seperate them into two joysticks.
- --
-
- Ed
- ekalenda@netcom.COM
-