Joystick to USB converter

Just found a place in USA selling a joystick to USB port converter, Has any1 tried 1 of these things,and if so how good are they? Can u use full functions of say 2 extended joysticks (ones that use more than 2 axis or more than 2 buttons etc.) in games by using 1 via USB and 1 via normal port? If u are interested I saw it here http://www.cablemax.com/whats_new.cfm IM sure interested, just wish I could find something similar in the UK -- Vince Fisher

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> Just found a place in USA selling a joystick to USB port converter, > Has any1 tried 1 of these things,and if so how good are they? > Can u use full functions of say 2 extended joysticks (ones that use more > than 2 axis or more than 2 buttons etc.) in games by using 1 via USB and > 1 via normal port? > If u are interested I saw it here http://www.cablemax.com/whats_new.cfm > IM sure interested, just wish I could find something similar in the UK

Sounds more than slightly dodgy to me.! AFAIK the joystick itself needs to have chips to support USB, I'm not saying it wont work (if it does then count me in)! I am just a little sceptical. Paul..

What was this product called and who made it? CableMax seem to have pulled it from their what's new page. If anyone finds out anymore about this please let us know. If this thing works and is available in the UK, I'll snap it up, Cheers, Paul

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> Just found a place in USA selling a joystick to USB port converter, > Has any1 tried 1 of these things,and if so how good are they? > Can u use full functions of say 2 extended joysticks (ones that use more > than 2 axis or more than 2 buttons etc.) in games by using 1 via USB and > 1 via normal port? > If u are interested I saw it here http://www.cablemax.com/whats_new.cfm > IM sure interested, just wish I could find something similar in the UK > -- > Vince Fisher

This was the description they had on the page, USB Joystick Converter Convert any Joystick or MIDI device to work with your USB port! USB to GamePort Adapter from RockFire... 4-mode switchable (all conventional analog game controllers and ForceFeedBack, Av. Garde, ThrustMaster FCS, Bazooka, Maya, CH Flt Pro, FirePlus, FireDragon & 4-axis/4-button, Silver Hawk II, Space Ranger & 2-axis/8-button) ... for all PC/Win98 USB equipped systems. Works with many Game Port/MIDI interfaces, too! 6 foot USB cable. Since I have seen parallel and serial port converters I cant see why they couldn't make a gameport converter Lets keep our fingers crossed Vince Fisher

On Sat, 13 Feb 1999 19:11:26 +0000, Vince Fisher

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>Just found a place in USA selling a joystick to USB port converter, >Has any1 tried 1 of these things,and if so how good are they? >Can u use full functions of say 2 extended joysticks (ones that use more >than 2 axis or more than 2 buttons etc.) in games by using 1 via USB and >1 via normal port? >If u are interested I saw it here http://www.cablemax.com/whats_new.cfm >IM sure interested, just wish I could find something similar in the UK

If you click on the product its not found. I did find the Rockfire site but saw no mention of a Gameport-to-USB converter. I then dug a little deeper and see that Entrega produces one for the Macintosh, but has no mention of the PC. I dropped them both an email, will see what comes of it. http://www.entrega.com/ G. Patricks

converter. I then dug a little deeper and see that Entrega produces one for the Macintosh, but has no mention of the PC. I dropped them both an email, will see what comes of it. http://www.entrega.com/ Let us know if u here anything from either of them , and that rockfire site is very poor isn't it ,I don't think its geared up for the English language side of the world. I missed that Mac 1 on Entregas site ,how much was it? -- Vince Fisher

Entegra are supplying in the UK. I bought their serial to USB converter in PC World. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but with USB it's just a matter of someone writing a PC driver for it, isn't it. Cheers, Paul

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> > I did find the Rockfire site but saw no mention of a Gameport-to-USB > converter. I then dug a little deeper and see that Entrega produces one > for the Macintosh, but has no mention of the PC. I dropped them both an > email, will see what comes of it. http://www.entrega.com/ > >G. Patricks > Let us know if u here anything from either of them , > and that rockfire site is very poor isn't it ,I don't think its geared > up for the English language side of the world. > I missed that Mac 1 on Entregas site ,how much was it? > -- > Vince Fisher

Ha! Isn't that a switch :) -Larry > I then dug a > little deeper and see that Entrega produces one for the Macintosh, but > has no mention of the PC.