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minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·23 hours agoI said the real two genders.
minus-squareRedredme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·23 hours agoThere where three. The full din keyboard plug, serial for your mouse and that unholy thing on the back of your sound blaster on which you could connect a joystick.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·19 hours agoIt’s supposed to be, but it’s really just a joystick port.
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 hours 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-up2·18 hours 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-up1·18 hours 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-up1·18 hours agoIt was. Hardware was absolute trash in the early-mid 90s.
I said the real two genders.
There where three. The full din keyboard plug, serial for your mouse and that unholy thing on the back of your sound blaster on which you could connect a joystick.
That’s a midi port
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.