Wireless Keyboard & Mouse

[Ren Hoek]

I will be making a CP with IPac (2 joysticks and buttons), OptiPac (trackball) and Spinner.  I also want to have a keyboard and mouse (not 100% essential but if workable that's my preference).  With 2 PS2 ports (looking at connecting the IPac and OptiPac to these) and USB ports (Spinner directly into this), will a wireless keyboard and mouse be able to work with this setup?  I am not familiar with the wireless keyboard and mouse - do they need a transmitter/remote type device plugged in to the computer (such as in the PS2 or USB ports) or do they work freely without any plug-ins (such as an installation CD or other)?  How responsive are the wireless setups, such as for simple web browsing and basic word documents?

[SirPoonga]

There are two types of wireless, IR and Radio.  Radio is better as it doesn't need line of site.


It depends on the combo.  Some use ps/2 some use usb.  New ones will use USB.  If not you can always hook up tot he passthrough port on the ipac.

What spinner?

[Ren Hoek]

I'm in Australia so the cheapest option for me is to purchase from OzStick (AUD $44):

www.ozstick.com.au

As I'm not a huge player of spinner games (although I do like to play the Arkenoids, Breakouts, etc.) I am not looking at the best on the market, but I do want one:  a cheap workable option.  The OzStick spinner connects directly into either PS2 or USB.

Is it actually possible to connect the keyboard or mouse to run off the Ipac / OptiPac or something like this?  This is how I interpreted the end of your reply.