Re: Joystick portability questions...

[Brad Johnson <foxtrot@autobahn.mb.ca>]

>  Q: Is it possible to connect my old Atari/Commodore/Amiga/console joystick
> or pad that uses a 9-pin D-type cannon connector to the serial port of my
> PC?
>  A: Yes, it is possible, but it'll burn your serial port or the pad. It
> won't work, of course.

	Hmm... why would it burn anything out? Wouldn't it just be an issue or
writing a driver that monitors the com port, or is it using too much power or
something? (I'm not familiar with the internals of the 16550A...)

								--Brad