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{{Short description|Computer device port}} {{About|the hardware connector|the process of porting video games|Porting#Porting of video games}} {{Infobox connector | type = Joystick input port | image = [[File:Da-15 port.PNG|frameless]] | logo = | caption = A DA-15 connector on a [[sound card]] | designer = [[IBM]] | design_date = | manufacturer = | production_date = | superseded = | superseded_by = [[USB]] | superseded_by_date = | external = Yes | hotplug = Yes | length = | width = | height = | cable = | physical_connector = [[D-subminiature|DA-15]] | num_pins = 15 | pinout_col1_name = | pinout_col2_name = | pinout_image = [[File:DA-15 DSubminiatures female.svg|frameless]] | pinout_caption = | pin1 = +5 V DC | pin1_name = +5V <!--not clear that the space (or V) was part of the name (I guess was in one word); either way not unique)--> | pin2 = Button 1 | pin2_name = B1 | pin3 = [[X-axis]] for joystick 1 (0β100 kΞ©) | pin3_name = X1 | pin4 = Ground for B1 | pin4_name = GND | pin5 = Ground for B2 | pin5_name = GND | pin6 = [[Y-axis]] for joystick 1 (0β100 kΞ©) | pin6_name = Y1 | pin7 = Button 2 | pin7_name = B2 | pin8 = +5 V DC | pin8_name = +5V | pin9 = +5 V DC | pin9_name = +5V | pin10 = Button 3 (B1 for joystick 2) | pin10_name = B3 | pin11 = X-axis for joystick 2 (0β100 kΞ©) | pin11_name = X2 | pin12 = Ground for buttons 3 and 4 (or MIDI out) | pin12_name = GND | pin13 = Y-axis for joystick 2 (0β100 kΞ©) | pin13_name = Y2 | pin14 = Button 4 (B2 for joystick 2) | pin14_name = B4 | pin15 = +5 V DC (or MIDI in, sometimes unconnected) | pin15_name = +5V | pinout_notes = }} The '''game port''' is a [[computer port (hardware)|device port]] that was found on [[IBM PC compatible]] and other computer systems throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It was the traditional connector for [[joystick]] input, and occasionally [[MIDI]] devices, until made obsolete by [[USB]] in the late 1990s. Originally located on a dedicated '''Game Control Adapter''' [[expansion card]], the game port was later integrated with PC [[sound card]]s, and still later on the PC's motherboard. During the transition to USB, many input devices used the game port and a USB adapter dongle was included for systems without a game port.
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