Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!fed!fsrcs1!m1tdg00 From: m1tdg00@fsrcs1.fed.frb.gov (Taegan D. Goddard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: PC game port programming ? Message-ID: Date: 13 Mar 90 10:16:44 GMT References: <1000@rna.UUCP> Sender: news@fed.FRB.GOV Organization: Federal Reserve Board Lines: 29 In-reply-to: dan@rna.UUCP's message of 12 Mar 90 17:19:57 GMT In article <1000@rna.UUCP> dan@rna.UUCP (Dan Ts'o) writes: ] Can someone email a short, but adequate, programming description ] of a PC game port ? Thanks. ] One basic question: can the game port be used as a simple 8-bit ] parallel input port ? ] Check out the Shareware disk called The Home Control Primer. It has 3 programs related to home automation, one which is called GAMEPORT.EXE. With GAMEPORT you can measure light and temperature sensitivity as well as 4 digital inputs. Good documentation is supplied. The Home Control Primer is available from many shareware distributors and user groups across the country. Try: Velvet Software 203-923-3311 Micro Technology 609-426-0506 Winner's Edge 801-825-4229 Gofer Software 304-485-4292 Williams Software 317-452-0725 Register your Shareware! GAMEPORT has over 45 registered users and costs only $5. It's a great deal for people who want to learn more about the PC gameport and how to use its analog/digital input capabilities. Taegan Goddard