Re: 2 analog sticks

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Posted by u_rebelscum on January 12, 2002 at 08:13:25:

In Reply to: 2 sticks posted by spook on January 11, 2002 at 21:45:57:

: I'm new to all this, and was hoping someone could tell me the best way to hook up two analogue joysticks to the pc?
: Do I need to buy some sort of decoder?
: Please help!! :)

One way is to get a two gameport expansion card. IDNK if they sell them any more. :-(

Sometimes, but usually not, you can use both the game port in your sound card and the port on the motherboard. But usually this cases conflicts. :-(

Some analog joysticks can piggie back on the same type 'stick (Gravis Analog Pro, for example), so both use just one game port.
The "modern" way is to get two USB (analog) joysticks and plug them into to different usb ports. Only works for windows (not dos), though. :-(

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: : I'm new to all this, and was hoping someone could tell me the best way to hook up two analogue joysticks to the pc? : : Do I need to buy some sort of decoder? : : Please help!! :) : One way is to get a two gameport expansion card. IDNK if they sell them any more. :-( : Sometimes, but usually not, you can use both the game port in your sound card and the port on the motherboard. But usually this cases conflicts. :-( : Some analog joysticks can piggie back on the same type 'stick (Gravis Analog Pro, for example), so both use just one game port. : The "modern" way is to get two USB (analog) joysticks and plug them into to different usb ports. Only works for windows (not dos), though. :-(

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