Do I really need a separate game port as the T2 directions call for or
is the game port on my soundcard good enough?
TIA,
Clay
If you have a Good card such as the Soundblaster and it is a newer
model, then you will be OK. A lot of the cheaper compatible cards
are good enough to handle the speed at which a faster pentium system
polls the port. I use a SB 16 with the T2 and it works fine.
--
Lannie Schafroth
Pathworks Network Administrator Iowa Network Services, Inc.
Voice: 515 830-0443 4201 Corporate Drive
Fax: 515 830-0123 West Des Moines, IA 50266
Any statements herein are my own opinion and not that of my employer.
I use my SoundBlaster32 game port.
Works great for me. Try your soundcard game port
before spending money on a dedicated game card.
Don Turcotte
: Do I really need a separate game port as the T2 directions call for or
: is the game port on my soundcard good enough?
The game port on your soundcard should work. The only reason to upgrade
to a dedicated game port is that they tend to be of better quality and
hold their 'calibratin' better. Also with extremely fast machines or
bus speeds a game card which you can manually set the speed for is
better than the game port on a soundcard.
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**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.
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>>Do I really need a separate game port as the T2 directions call for or >>is the game port on my soundcard good enough? >>TIA, >>Clay >If you have a Good card such as the Soundblaster and it is a newer >model, then you will be OK. A lot of the cheaper compatible cards >are good enough to handle the speed at which a faster pentium system >polls the port. I use a SB 16 with the T2 and it works fine. >-- >Lannie Schafroth >Pathworks Network Administrator Iowa Network Services, Inc. > Voice: 515 830-0443 4201 Corporate Drive > Fax: 515 830-0123 West Des Moines, IA 50266 > Any statements herein are my own opinion and not that of my employer.> Ditto. SB16 and T2 with no problems. The documentation from
> Thrustmaster does make you wonder how good the ACM card is. Does
> anyone have any experience going from a good sound card to the ACM (or
> other game card) ??? Did it make a difference?
The ACM is speed-adjustable, which means it can be made to work for some
games where the joystick reading code "wraps around." I don't have one,
because my machine at home didn't need one. A buddy of mine has one,
because on his machine, some games would wrap around waiting for the
joystick read. If you have a decent sound card, *and* your games work
reliably, you probably don't need the ACM.
---Jim
