Re: KOALA PAD: change 16-pin plug for db9 nine pin plug ??

[mspaeth@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Wayne Gretzky)]

In article <199402130454.XAA08871@beauty.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,
Victoria M Althoff <valthoff@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> wrote:
>I can't vouch for the Koala Pad itself, but you will find this information 
>useful if you don't already have it handy:
>
>GAME I/O PORT CONNECTIONS
>(9-pin)   (16-pin)  Signal
>  pin       pin      name
>-------   -------- ------------------------
>   1         3     Pushbutton #1
>   2         1     +5v Power
>   3         8     Ground
>   4         7     Game Control 2
>   5         6     Game Control 0
>   6         4     Pushbutton #2
>   7         2     Pushbutton #0
>   8         10    Game Control 1
>   9         11    Game Control 3
>   -         5     Utility Strobe
>   -         9     No Connection
>   -         12    Annunciator #3
>   -         13    Annunciator #2
>   -         14    Annunciator #1
>   -         15    Annunciator #0
>   -         16    No Connection
>And, the pin locations...9-pin viewed head-on, 16-pin viewed looking down from 
>the keyboard end of the CPU...
>    -------------       ---------
>    \ 5 4 3 2 1 /       |08   09|
>     \ 9 8 7 6 /        |07   10|
>      ---------         |06   11|
>                        |05   12|
>                        |04   13|
>                        |03   14|
>                        |02   15|
>                        |01   16|
>                        ---------

Why worry about color codin on the wires...
you should be able to get a 16 pin socket and a db9 at radio shack... 
just use those specs to wire up a converter...
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