pete@tsc.DEC.COM (Pete Schmitt) (12/26/87)
Has anyone ever connected a joystick to a 6300+? Is there one that
connects to the mouse port on the keyboard, or do you need to
connect it to the COM1 port on the back of the machine??
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In article <260@tsc.DEC.COM>, pete@tsc.DEC.COM (Pete Schmitt) writes: > Has anyone ever connected a joystick to a 6300+? Is there one that > connects to the mouse port on the keyboard, or do you need to > connect it to the COM1 port on the back of the machine?? Also, dare any special software/drivers required as is the case with mice? I'd prefer to use the keyboard port, it's bound to be cheaper... -- Cogito Ergo Zoom Chaste makes waste "Intelligence without character is a dangerous thing" (G. Steinem) Dave B. (no relation to Adam West) {ihnp4,allegra,ulysses}!whuts!dab
gsk@khaki (12/30/87)
i've been using one in my 6300 for years.
i'm using a true-blue IBM Game Control Adaptor card
with a C.H. Products Mach III joystick.
i bought the card at a local computer store
and the joystick by mail-order.
i'm especially pleased with the joystick:
it is extremely rugged and has an excellent feel.
(unfortunately it's also one of the most expensive)
beware, there are clones around that look similar
and have similar names, but they're not as good.
George S. Kong, Silicon Graphics, Inc., (415)962-3281
gsk@sgi.com
...{decwrl,allegra,sun,adobe,ucbvax,pyramid,ames}!sgi!gskccoprrd@pyr.gatech.EDU (Richard Dervan) (12/30/87)
Why don't you go out and get a game controller card? They run about $40
and allow you to use almost any computer joustick. Better yet, you could
get a multifunction card for about $150 with an extra serial, paralell, AND
a game port.
-Richard
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ARPA: ccoprrd@pyr.gatech.edu rbd@{vslab,briggs,chase}.gatech.edujep@oink.UUCP (James E. Prior) (12/30/87)
In article <260@tsc.DEC.COM>, pete@tsc.DEC.COM (Pete Schmitt) writes: > Has anyone ever connected a joystick to a 6300+? Is there one that > connects to the mouse port on the keyboard, or do you need to > connect it to the COM1 port on the back of the machine?? Trackballs and rodents interface via special boards, serial ports, and rarely keyboards. Joysticks are a different matter. They interface through a game controller port. As a separate board, it goes for about $39.95 from IBM no less. It is often included on multifunction I/O boards. The key term in IBM parlance is "game controller". For hardware hackers: The interface in very crude. The pots of the joystick complete the RC part a a quad 555 timer chip. Four timers can handle 4 pots which can handle two (not one) joystick. The timer outputs are available by a simple parallel port along the button states. The whole mess is polled. I've never seen joystick drivers by themselves. The've always been part of any program that could use a joystick. -- Jim Prior jep@oink.UUCP {ihnp4|cbosgd}!n8emr!oink!jep