Re: Apple //e hardware

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <848994909.37050@inet_srv>,
Torsten Esdar <ESDAR@SPACEDIV.DOFN.DE> wrote:
>I�ve got an Apple //e, but no manuals with it. Therefore I am
>wondering if someone could tell me what for the 9 pin D-Sub connector
>at the back of the computer directly beside the cassette and video
>connectors is. Is it also for video? Can somebody give me the pinout?

   It's a joystick port. From my page of Apple II pinouts at
http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/pinouts.html

Apple Game Port (9-pin connector):


 ===============================================
  \       5      4      3      2      1       /
    \     *      *      *      *      *     /
      \       *      *      *      *      /
        \     9      8      7      6    /
          \===========================/

Pin 1 - Pushbutton 1
Pin 2 - +5V Power
Pin 3 - Ground
Pin 4 - Game Control 2
Pin 5 - Game Control 0
Pin 6 - Pushbutton 2
Pin 7 - Pushbutton 0
Pin 8 - Game Control 1
Pin 9 - Game Control 3

   I invite you to read over the comp.sys.apple2 Frequently Asked
Questions at http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html for answers to
lots more Apple II questions.

Nathan Mates
[Followups directed to comp.sys.apple2, where this subject is more
relevant.]

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