Those head to head player games were great, but there was one catch on the Amiga. The DB25 serial port on the A1000 (first Amiga) was different from other syst

Those head to head player games were great, but there was one catch on the Amiga. The DB25 serial port on the A1000 (first Amiga) was different from other systems of the day. Not just the obvious gender difference, but the pinouts were different as well. I knew a couple guys who tried a A1000 <--> A500 hookup, and blew one or both computers.