Re: Are AppleIIe 9 pin connectors standard RS232?

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <3414dd3e.68052@news.clear.net.nz>,
Glenn Reed <g.reed@clear.net.nz> wrote:
>Can someone tell me if the Apple IIe 9 pin connectors found at the
>back of the computer a standard RS232 port?

   Despite Apple's best attempts to confuse people by using a
connector normally used by RS232 ports, that is a *GAME* input port
for joysticks, paddles, etc. Pinouts for it are at
http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/pinouts.html 

   The //e does not have a standard serial port builting; you'll have
to add one on a card.

>Also I was wondering if anyone knows how to access this port in
>Applesoft basic.

   See the Applesoft Basic reference at
http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/asoft.html for the code on how to read
the 4 paddle/joystick inputs, and also the 3 pushbuttons.

Nathan Mates

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