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Game port

The game port is a device port that was found on IBM PC compatible and other computer systems throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It was the traditional connector for joystick input, and occasionally MIDI devices, until made obsolete by USB in the late 1990s.

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Connector
DA-15
Designer
IBM
External
Yes
Hot pluggable
Yes
Pin 1
+5V
Pin 10
B3

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Game port

Nodes44
Edges43
Triples104
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.045455
Components1

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Game port

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related to Hardware · 18
Game port → Atari, DA-15, DIN, For, GND, In, ISA, MIDI, MPU-401, PC I/O, Roland MPU-401 MIDI, Since, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, The, These, To, UART
related to Initial IBM PC type game ports · 18
Game port → Adapters, Apple II, Atari-style, Game Control Adapter, However, IBM, IBM PC, IBM PCjr, Kraft, Originally, PC, The, The IBM PC, This, US, When IBM, Y-adapter, Y-splitter
related to Integration with sound cards · 16
Game port → As, At, August, By, Creative Labs, Every Sound Blaster, However, In, MIDI, MPU-401, PC, Previous MIDI, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Audigy, This, With
related to Pre-IBM game ports · 10
Game port → Amstrad's PC1512, At, Atari, Atari Video Computer System, Commodore, IBM, In, It, Its, VIC-20
related to Replacement by USB · 9
Game port → By, For, Microsoft Precision Pro, Microsoft Windows, Precision Pro, The, This, USB, Windows Vista
related to Software · 8
Game port → Among, DirectInput, DirectX, Initially, It, This, Windows, Windows Registry
related to External links · 2
Game port → DIY, Fairly
Connector · 1
Game port → DA-15
Designer · 1
Game port → IBM
External · 1
Game port → Yes

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game port usb sound ibm joystick ports cards pc card expansion used midi devices support adapter input atari analog 1990s

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Game portConnectorDA-151.00infobox
Game portDesignerIBM1.00infobox
Game portExternalYes1.00infobox
Game portHot pluggableYes1.00infobox
Game portPin 1+5V1.00infobox
Game portPin 10B31.00infobox
Game portPin 11X21.00infobox
Game portPin 12GND1.00infobox
Game portPin 13Y21.00infobox
Game portPin 14B41.00infobox
Game portPin 15+5V1.00infobox
Game portPin 2B11.00infobox
Game portPin 3X11.00infobox
Game portPin 4GND1.00infobox
Game portPin 5GND1.00infobox
Game portPin 6Y11.00infobox
Game portPin 7B21.00infobox
Game portPin 8+5V1.00infobox
Game portPin 9+5V1.00infobox
Game portPins151.00infobox
Game portSuperseded byUSB1.00infobox
Game portTypeJoystick input port1.00infobox
Game portis adevice port that was found on IBM PC compatible and other computer systems throughout the 1980s and 1990s0.90text

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