My first PC was a Timex Sinclair 1000 and I wrote a text-based choose your own adventure game in basic for it and saved the program on audio cassette.

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Many professional gamers still depend on them because they have lower latency than USB.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They've finally started removing them from boards, and I'm annoyed. I want my NKRO.

Most of them are internally connected via USB apparently so there's no difference. Not that the average e sports player would even notice.

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

(Apple IIe)

[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 4 months ago (5 children)

My parents got rid of mine without asking when I went to college in the 2000s :(

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[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Um , b4 that there were serial mice on my tandy

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[–] DeadMartyr@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I actually wanted a PS2 port because it works with interrupts rather than polling but they aren't really included anymore.

I feel like they don't make boards for people like me who want small boards with a super niche port.

When a MoDT Mini-ITX board comes out with a PS2 port I will buy that instantly

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[–] CPMSP@midwest.social 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I tried to explain these ports to a salesperson at micro center, and they have me the dull cow stare.

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[–] mr2meows@pawb.social 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

i have a gaming pc built this decade that has both of those ports dude

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Box o’ “useless” cables gang represent

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 4 months ago

I remember the adapters that went from the larger version of this to smaller as well as using the serial port.

[–] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I remember when mice were a neat new peripheral for use with graphical interfaces instead of typing in a command line.

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