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23-04-2008, 19:47

Travis Hoffman Travis Hoffman is offline

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Originally Posted by lukevanoort

You could always pick up a gameport to USB converter at the RadioShack or simiar and use that to provide the additional inputs you want.

Presuming the hardware works as advertised out of the gate, with no flaky behaviour (Canadian in honour of 1114 celebratory week)....

I'm thinking I'll create a 15-pin D-SUB to PWM-style breakout harness for the analog ins just so I can still go old school in the event of any "newfangled geewhiz" USB flakiness. A tribute to the past.

No I'm not very trusting. Always have a backup plan....

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The loss of LED outputs is harder to counter though... no more HUDs, I guess.

I wonder how much current the 8 digital outputs can drive? What would you use them for otherwise?

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