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2 total messages Started by pu... Justin Adler Thu, 04 Jan 1996 00:00
Please Read -> WCII Joystick Question.
#228
Author: pu... Justin Adler
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1996 00:00
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    I'm using a ** GAMEPORT ** (joystick box thingy that connects into
    my printer port on my notebook) to use joysticks on my notebook
    computer. It came out after Wing Commander II was released, so it
    didn't supply me with software to make my WCII compatible with it.

    SO, does anyone know where i can find the GAMEPORT file (if ever there
    is one) to allow me to use my joystick,

				OR

    If there is a program made that allows the computer to believe that 
    whereever it gets asked to look for the joystick at the normal joystick
    place, it looks for it at lpt1 ????

    I hope all this isn't to confusing. =)


				Justin Adler
				(Aka pu...@netspace.net.au)
Re: Please Read -> WCII Joystick Question.
#229
Author: Cha... Clay Cahill
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1996 00:00
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pu...@netspace.net.au (Justin Adler) wrote:

>    I'm using a ** GAMEPORT ** (joystick box thingy that connects into
>    my printer port on my notebook) to use joysticks on my notebook
>    computer. It came out after Wing Commander II was released, so it
>    didn't supply me with software to make my WCII compatible with it.
>
>    SO, does anyone know where i can find the GAMEPORT file (if ever there
>    is one) to allow me to use my joystick,
>
Nope. They come out on a game by game basis and I've never seen one
for WC2 (though you could check the EA site to make sure).

>				OR
>
>    If there is a program made that allows the computer to believe that 
>    whereever it gets asked to look for the joystick at the normal joystick
>    place, it looks for it at lpt1 ????
>
>    I hope all this isn't to confusing. =)

So far as I know, you have to write a driver for a game port for every
game. Dunno why. Maybe you should yell at Colorado for an answer to
this.

Clay-

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