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  2. Game port - Wikipedia

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    The rapid takeover of USB meant that this was superfluous when the Precision Pro 2 was released the next year in 1998. By 2000, game ports were purely for backward compatibility with now outdated devices. Microsoft Windows discontinued support for the game port with Windows Vista, [20] though USB converters can serve as a workaround.

  3. Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector - Wikipedia

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    The Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector. The Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector is a wireless game adapter, developed by Nintendo and Buffalo Technology, which allows the Nintendo DS, Wii and 3DS users without a Wi-Fi connection or compatible Wi-Fi network to establish an Internet connection via a broadband-connected PC.

  4. Microsoft SideWinder - Wikipedia

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    ^3 Also known as Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel USB 1.0 ^4 A user-made adapter exists for modern Windows versions (XP and later), Mac OS X and Linux. [5] ^5 A user-made adapter exists, incorporating Force-feedback support for modern Windows versions (XP and later), Mac OS X and Linux. Game must also support FFB.

  5. Software protection dongle - Wikipedia

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    There are potential weaknesses in the implementation of the protocol between the dongle and the copy-controlled software. For example, a simple implementation might define a function to check for the dongle's presence, returning "true" or "false" accordingly, but the dongle requirement can be easily circumvented by modifying the software to always answer "true".

  6. INF file - Wikipedia

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    An INF file (setup Information file) is an INI plain-text file used by Microsoft Windows-based operating systems for the installation of software and drivers. [1] INF files are most commonly used for installing device drivers for hardware components. [2] Windows includes the IExpress tool for the creation of INF-based installations. INF files ...

  7. Install and uninstall Private WiFi for AOL on a computer

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    1. Log in to your AOL account. 2. Visit the Private WiFi product page. 3. Click Download Now. 4. Once download is complete, click Open. 5. Click Run. 6. Click Next. 7. Check the Confirmation box and click Next to accept the license agreement and install Private WiFi.

  8. Gravis PC GamePad - Wikipedia

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    A switch on the pack of the non-USB pad could be used to allow the pad to function as a standard analog four-button pad; otherwise, games could not detect the gamepad unless they were coded with the device in mind (DOS) or a specific driver was installed (Windows). The latter uses the USB port and the USB Human Interface Device class standards ...

  9. Atari joystick port - Wikipedia

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    For the models that do, a simple adapter to rearrange the pins is all that is required. [49] Some Amstrad PCs, that were otherwise IBM PC compatible, had Atari-compatible digital gameports rather than the PC analog standard. Software such as Elite and GEM had support for the Amstrad digital gameport. Otherwise, the joystick directionals were ...