Will USB function as a game port



I have an old Jump Music keyboard new in the box. Jump Music has long
gone out of business. To my surprise, the "learn to play" software did
install on my current laptop running XP-Pro. The keyboard (requiring
no separate power supply) is supposed to connect to the PC through a
"game port" with the fifteen-pin cable supplied. The problem is that
my Dell laptop does not have a fifteen-pin port to accept the male end
of the cable. If I am able to purchase a cable to connect the keyboard
to the USB port, do any of you have an opinion on whether the USB will
operate the same way as a game port?

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