Quick update on my findings with my new old Logitech Wingman Extreme Digital (without the "3D").
I could find a few newer versions of the Logitech Wingman Software across the net. And finally I even found out that Logitech's FTP ftp://ftp.logitech.com/pub/techsupport/joystick/ site is still operational! I wonder if Logitech is aware of this...
Anyway, this opened for me the opportunity to find the best version of the Wingman Software.
What I tested on Win98SE using my PPro200 and SB AWE64 gameport:
- * version from this thread - works
* ws_365enu.exe (latest 3.x version) - works, different look to previously tested version
* lgs460enu.exe (and earlier 4.x versions as well) - can be installed. Joystick driver works but WingMan Profiler doesn't recognize the Joystick and refuses to work. I tried several different approaches, like installing on a clean install of W98SE, different gameport drivers, setting "Activate Interrupt Polling" yes/no, etc. Nothing worked.
* lgs510.exe - Seems not to be compatible with W98SE. Refused to install.
During my several tries to make version 4 of the Wingman Software work, I also soldered a Gameport to USB adapter cable (like this https://sites.google.com/site/joystickrehab/belkinadapter). But, my Logitech Wingman Extreme Digital without the "3D" does not work with such a cable. It is obviously not USB compatible. The joystick is not recognized in any way on my modern day Windows 10 box nor on my W98SE box.