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minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoI thought sometimes they called them game ports (for the joystick.) I reasoned if you are installing a sound card, you are probably doing some gaming, so it made sense to sort of bundle those together.
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoIts on the sound card because it’s a midi port. Its designed for connecting a keyboard (as in electronic piano). Most people used it for gamepads but that’s not what it was there for.
I thought sometimes they called them game ports (for the joystick.)
I reasoned if you are installing a sound card, you are probably doing some gaming, so it made sense to sort of bundle those together.
Its on the sound card because it’s a midi port. Its designed for connecting a keyboard (as in electronic piano). Most people used it for gamepads but that’s not what it was there for.