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paperboy handlebar MAME hookup
jcterzin:
So... Anyone ever successfully connected an old paperboy handlbar control panel to an ipac or so to get it to work in mame? I could potentially get a control panel from an old Paperboy but the PCB may be damaged so I was thinking I might try and mame the cab. Thoughts?
Xiaou2:
Im pretty sure its simply 2 pots, much like a Starwars yoke. Shouldnt be any trouble hooking
it up. The only thing that Might be a problem would be the travel distance of the Y motion.
If its too small, it might not calibrate well in windows.
Havok:
Yes - it's a couple of pots. If you can wait, Ram Controls is making a dedicated USB interface for it.
Or you have a bunch of other options:
AKI:
http://bspeclabs.com/Electronics/8-AKI30JoystickInterface
Dual Strike Hack:
http://rototron.info/default.aspx?Page=DualStrike.aspx
U-Hid:
http://u-hid.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15&Itemid=19
push2reject:
One more option:
A-PAC:
www.ultimarc.com/a-pac.html
jcterzin:
Thanks for the help guys.
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Havok - do you know when Ram Controls will have that USB interface ready? Sometime soon?, if not I may try one of the other options.