Dumb question I'm sure

Hi all, I won't repeat it here as it's in the topic <grin> but I'm not too knowledgable about this stuff and want to be sure all's going to work ok. I finally bought a Microsoft Sidewinder force-feedback wheel. Will this be compatible with my game port? I have a 450mhz PII with 128mb RAM bought in Sept. 1998. Thanks. Gary

Sure thing Gary. Just plug it in and away you go. I am assuming you have the earlier version though. MS "Gary Saucier" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi all, > > I won't repeat it here as it's in the topic <grin> but I'm not too > knowledgable about this stuff and want to be sure all's going to work > ok. I finally bought a Microsoft Sidewinder force-feedback wheel. Will > this be compatible with my game port? I have a 450mhz PII with 128mb > RAM bought in Sept. 1998. Thanks. > > Gary >

Should think so Gary... make sure you get the latest sidewinder software from MS tho'. I read something about a DirectX7 issue a while back. Jan. =--- Gary Saucier <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi all, > > I won't repeat it here as it's in the topic <grin> but I'm not too > knowledgable about this stuff and want to be sure all's going to work > ok. I finally bought a Microsoft Sidewinder force-feedback wheel. Will > this be compatible with my game port? I have a 450mhz PII with 128mb > RAM bought in Sept. 1998. Thanks. > > Gary >

Thanks to those who replied to me. Appreciate all the info. Happy racing! Gary Gary Saucier wrote:

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> Hi all, > > I won't repeat it here as it's in the topic <grin> but I'm not too > knowledgable about this stuff and want to be sure all's going to work > ok. I finally bought a Microsoft Sidewinder force-feedback wheel. Will > this be compatible with my game port? I have a 450mhz PII with 128mb > RAM bought in Sept. 1998. Thanks. > > Gary

The best I've read recently (no offence Gary) was a posting on alt.autos.porsche the other day. Some fellow wanted our opinion on the Tiptronic transmission (the automatic with pushbuttons). Why did he want an opinion? Because he had *already ordered* a new Boxster. And he hadn't taken it for a test-drive! He wanted to know, basically, if the $50,000 car he had bought was ok. Amazing.... Stephen Richard S Beckett <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8dmr45$[email hidden]... x-no-archive: yes I just bought a camel, is it any good for riding in the field behind my garden? I'm not flaming you particularly, Gary, but why don't people ever ask these types of questions BEFORE they buy something?