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>Galax: /* Method 1 */ Added info on printer port gender

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Method 1: Added info on printer port gender

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	===Method 1===		===Method 1===
	Some games, such as Gauntlet II, allow four player to play at once. Here are the pin assignments for the cable. You need two female 9-pin plugs and one 25-pin plug ~~(don't remember if it's male or female)~~.		Some games, such as Gauntlet II, allow four player to play at once. Here are the pin assignments for the cable. You need two female 9-pin plugs and one female 25-pin plug.

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>Wongck at 08:08, 28 October 2011

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	All info courtesy of ST format jan 1991 issue.		All info courtesy of ST format jan 1991 issue.



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>Wongck at 08:03, 28 October 2011

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	The following file can be found on the net so I (krupkaj) assume it can be distributed here:		The following file can be found on the net so I (krupkaj) assume it can be distributed here:

	~~<pre>~~

	Here are two separate instruction sets to build the adaptor:		Here are two separate instruction sets to build the adaptor:

	~~----~~1~~----~~		===Method 1===
	Some games, such as Gauntlet II, allow four player		Some games, such as Gauntlet II, allow four player to play at once. Here are the pin assignments for the cable. You need two female 9-pin plugs and one 25-pin plug (don't remember if it's male or female).
	to play at once. Here are the pin assignments for
	the cable. You need two female 9-pin plugs and
	one 25-pin plug (don't remember if it's male or
	female).

			{\|cellspacing="0" border="1"
			!Joystick 3 \|\| Parallel Port
			\|-
			\|align="center"\| 1 \|\|align="center"\| 6
			\|-
			\|align="center"\| 2 \|\|align="center"\| 7
			\|-
			\|align="center"\| 3 \|\|align="center"\| 8
			\|-
			\|align="center"\| 4 \|\|align="center"\| 9
			\|-
			\|align="center"\| 6 \|\|align="center"\| 11
			\|-
			\|align="center"\| 8 \|\|align="center"\| 25
			\|-
			\|}

	~~Joystick 3 Parallel Port~~
	~~-----------------------------~~
	~~1 6~~
	~~2 7~~
	~~3 8~~
	~~4 9~~
	~~6 11~~
	~~8 25~~

	~~Joystick 4 Parallel Port~~
	~~-----------------------------~~
	~~1 2~~
	~~2 3~~
	~~3 4~~
	~~4 5~~
	~~6 1~~
	~~8 24~~

			{\|cellspacing="0" border="1"
			!Joystick 4 \|\| Parallel Port
			\|-
			\|align="center"\| 1 \|\|align="center"\| 2
			\|-
			\|align="center"\| 2 \|\|align="center"\| 3
			\|-
			\|align="center"\| 3 \|\|align="center"\| 4
			\|-
			\|align="center"\| 4 \|\|align="center"\| 5
			\|-
			\|align="center"\| 6 \|\|align="center"\| 1
			\|-
			\|align="center"\| 8 \|\|align="center"\| 24
			\|}

	Parallel port pins 18-25 are all connected to ground.		Parallel port pins 18-25 are all connected to ground.

	~~----~~2~~----~~		===Method 2===

	I missed a chunk of this thread so I don't know if someone posted ~~the~~		I missed a chunk of this thread so I don't know if someone posted thewiring diagram. If not then
	~~wiring~~ diagram. If not then

	Printer port Joystick 1 Joystick 2		Printer port Joystick 1 Joystick 2
			1 ----------> 6
	1 ----------> 6		2 ----------> 1
	2 ----------> 1		3 ----------> 2
	3 ----------> 2		4 ----------> 3
	4 ----------> 3		5 ----------> 4
	5 ----------> 4		6 ---------------------------------> 1
	6 ---------------------------------> 1		7 ---------------------------------> 2
	7 ---------------------------------> 2		8 ---------------------------------> 3
	8 ---------------------------------> 3		9 ---------------------------------> 4
	9 ---------------------------------> 4		11 ---------------------------------> 6
	11 ---------------------------------> 6		24 ----------> 8
	24 ----------> 8		25 ---------------------------------> 8
	25 ---------------------------------> 8


	Looking into the joystick socket		Looking into the joystick socket

	1 2 3 4 5		1 2 3 4 5
	6 7 8 9		6 7 8 9

	Looking into the printer plug		Looking into the printer plug

	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13		1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
			14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
	14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

	All info courtesy of ST format jan 1991 issue.		All info courtesy of ST format jan 1991 issue.

	~~</pre>~~

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  Here are two separate instruction sets to build the adaptor:  ----1---- Some ..."

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The following file can be found on the net so I (krupkaj) assume it can be distributed here:

<pre>

Here are two separate instruction sets to build the adaptor:

----1----
Some games, such as Gauntlet II, allow four player
to play at once. Here are the pin assignments for
the cable. You need two female 9-pin plugs and
one 25-pin plug (don't remember if it's male or
female).

Joystick 3 Parallel Port
-----------------------------
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
6 11
8 25

Joystick 4 Parallel Port
-----------------------------
1 2
2 3
3 4
4 5
6 1
8 24

Parallel port pins 18-25 are all connected to ground.

----2----

I missed a chunk of this thread so I don't know if someone posted the
wiring diagram. If not then

Printer port Joystick 1 Joystick 2

1 ----------> 6
2 ----------> 1
3 ----------> 2
4 ----------> 3
5 ----------> 4
6 ---------------------------------> 1
7 ---------------------------------> 2
8 ---------------------------------> 3
9 ---------------------------------> 4
11 ---------------------------------> 6
24 ----------> 8
25 ---------------------------------> 8

Looking into the joystick socket

1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9

Looking into the printer plug

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

All info courtesy of ST format jan 1991 issue.

</pre>