[CP5670]

I don't care about most of those connectors except for the floppy one, as that's the only way I have to transfer files to my ancient mac.

[neoterran]

Well, maybe it's just for the beta. I would hope RC0 or RC1 will support it, because the problem with it is new in 5456. It was working good in Beta 2.

[Descenterace]

Writing gameport drivers for analogue sticks is trivial. Vista uses a different driver model from WinXP which keeps the driver in userspace, so it should be even easier to debug them without bringing down the system repeatedly. MS is probably expecting third-party gameport drivers to fill any demand.

[CmdKewin]

those are like, 30 bucks. Might as well buy a fancy new joystick...

Fancy to me in joystick land starts at $150.

Well... since it resolves in either



or


I guess that's probably a good guess   A CH FlightStick/Throttle combo would cost even more.

Besides, Gameport to Usb really cost nothing.

[Fury]

Aren't gaming peripherals like that bloody overkill? I guess the same people buy these things as two high-end crossfire or sli video cards.

[IPAndrews]

I liked the old kinky black rubber 1 button Atari 2600 stick.

[CmdKewin]

Aren't gaming peripherals like that bloody overkill? I guess the same people buy these things as two high-end crossfire or sli video cards.

*cough* *cough*

That's not me you're speaking of, right?...
...
...
Ok, so what? I had saved some money....


 

[aldo_14]

Aren't gaming peripherals like that bloody overkill? I guess the same people buy these things as two high-end crossfire or sli video cards.

*cough* *cough*

That's not me you're speaking of, right?...
...
...
Ok, so what? I had saved some money....


 

Oh, shush.  Boaster.

[Kazan]

Aren't gaming peripherals like that bloody overkill? I guess the same people buy these things as two high-end crossfire or sli video cards.

i have a saitek x45 - i rarely have to touch the keyboard

it's also why i want axis to be bindable to power management

(not my machine)



$50

[CmdKewin]

Gotcha

*dances around for no apparent reason*

[MechMantis]

DAMN YOU MICROSOFT.


I really loved my old sticks. 'Cause you could MANUALLY adjust the axis on em. (You know, those really hard to turn throttle-like things?) My current is a USB (Logitech Attack 3), but I have a problem with it's sensors being out of whack... so my ship slowly turns to the left without a re-calibration every time I install a joystick-using game. Didn't have that problem with the analogs. You just fiddled with the axis controls until you got what you wanted.

Hell, the only reason ANY of my old gameport joysticks broke was because the actual joystick came apart. And even THEN I could have jury-rigged a stick, alebit without buttons. But now? As mentioned earlier, fancy enchanted electro-motion antimatter quantum particle sensors made with witchcraft and black magic have taken over. And those don't really work after a few years.


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[Sandwich]

Gotcha

*dances around for no apparent reason*

Do you see what I see?

[CmdKewin]

Gotcha

*dances around for no apparent reason*

Do you see what I see?

If you're refering to the SUN monitor, which probably goes along with a SPARC workstation, then yes

[neoterran]

perhaps he was referring to the assclown who wastes bandwidth message ?

[Flipside]

My concern is that anyone who makes Midi-based keyboard music is going to be very seriously screwed if they use the GamePort Midi interface

[neoterran]

most modern midi controllers use USB these days. Hey anyone want to trade a Saitek x45 for a Edirol PCR-30 Midi controller ??? 

[Flipside]

Actually, unless you are prepared to pay for another converter, most sound cards come with a Gameport connector, and since every dumb-Midi keyboard certainly uses a Midi out, not a USB connection, it will cause problems with gameport only cards. True, specialist cards won't be affected, but I have a nasty feeling I'm going to be in for a long wait for Vista Drivers for my Audiophile.

[Ulala]

Same here. Maybe I'll build another machine out of old spare parts that can have my gameport for my MIDI keyboard if no workaround is made. 

We have GPS equipment at work, and even Garmin to computer cables are serial, so we often have to get a few of these since recent laptops don't have serial ports anymore: http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&productId=387954

[jr2]

Hmm.  The sound card drivers, if they are made for Vista, would have support for the joy port, yes?

[Scooby_Doo]

These coming from Uncreative Labs