:>We still have to dream up a cable to connect the MSX-Joynet cable to the
:>PC parallel port.
:
:Ehm.. It may sound like a terribly stupid idea, but why not using the
joystick
:port(s) of the PC for 'emulating' the joystickports?
:
:(Hmmm first answer to my own Q: because the PC joystick ports can't be
:written to?)
Since PC-joysticks can have all kinds of fuzzy-wuzzies, I think you CAN
write to the PC-gameport. However, this one is used to emulate a
MSX-joystick. Therefor, the emulator should detect if JoyNet or a
PC-joystick is attached.
Besides, using the COM1-port (just like MSX: 9-pins) seems a good solution
to me. And if no extra hardware is needed for this port uses the same pins
(who will tell us?) it would be really perfect.
(And if you've got problems with this, pah, use a PS/2-mouse. And yes, I
know this needs an extra interrupt (which aren't infinite on PC... tsk, tsk,
tsk...)).
~Grauw
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