Re: Apple iigs joystick help which port?

[kynrek <kynrek@gmail.com>]

On Oct 28, 12:28 am, Kevin Dady <ke...@hackaday.com> wrote:
> On Oct 27, 10:50 pm, kynrek <kyn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Which port does the apple iigs use for a joystick? What is the
> > connector called? DB-9?
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > Kynrek
>
> Its really a DE-9F connector (on the computer, on the joystick it
> would be DE-9M)
>
> D = connector type
> E = shell size
> 9 = connections
> F = Female (could be S for socket but that is confusing as you could
> have a male socket I guess?)
>
> It could be called a DB-9 but that is not its real name, that came
> about mostly due to serial ports, since they originally used a DB-25
> connector, then later on they switched to a DE-9 everyone just started
> calling them DB-9, but since the second letter is the physical size of
> the plug, That is not correct, and can be an issue if your shopping
> for one.

So should I be searching db-9 joystick on ebay? Thanks,