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minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoIt’s supposed to be, but it’s really just a joystick port.
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoThat’s how most people used it, yeah. But it’s meant to be a midi port which is why it’s on sound cards.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoIt often worked poorly as such though. While it worked great as a joystick port. I drew my own conclusions.
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoTbf most things worked poorly back then. I constantly had to pop my 386 open and jiggle the ram to get it to boot
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoIt was. Hardware was absolute trash in the early-mid 90s.
It’s supposed to be, but it’s really just a joystick port.
That’s how most people used it, yeah. But it’s meant to be a midi port which is why it’s on sound cards.
It often worked poorly as such though. While it worked great as a joystick port. I drew my own conclusions.
Tbf most things worked poorly back then. I constantly had to pop my 386 open and jiggle the ram to get it to boot
That’s… not typical though.
It was. Hardware was absolute trash in the early-mid 90s.