This section presents the minimum requirements for game control devices such as game pads for PC 97.
USB is a required port and is the recommended PC 97 solution for game input devices such as game pads, phasing out the standard DB15 game port. A proprietary "digital" game port on a PC 97 system is not recommended, because some digital joystick devices work only in analog mode with proprietary digital ports.
23. General device requirements
| Required |
These include the standard requirements for a Plug and Play device identifier, automated software-only settings for device configuration, standard device drivers and Windows-based installation, and icons for external connectors. For more information, see the "Basic PC 97" chapter of this guide.
24. USB Human Input Device Class Specification support
| Required |
PC 97 game control devices and drivers must support the USB Human Input Device Class Specification v. 1.0 or higher.