iPac2 + Dollar bill acceptor/validator

[RobKohr]

I am looking to set up a machine that will give credits to a user for inserting $1, $5, $10 or $20 bills.

I have an iPac2 and I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge as to whether I can hook up a bill validator like this:
http://www.vendingworld.com/vendingparts/billvalidators.php

to it and register those values as different keystrokes. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Note: this is for a kiosk related to a business, and I am not setting this up for a mame arcade to get people to pay for games I don't own the copyright to.

[ed12]

hi

andy has clearly stated this
>Important Legal Note.
For legal reasons we must state here that the I-PAC is not designed to be used in revenue-earning applications where a credit mechanism is used. The I-PAC contains no specific interface functionality for any credit device. Although it has inputs labelled "COIN", these are labelled as such because activating a switch connected to them causes the MAME "coin" keycodes (5 or 6) to be sent. These are designed to be used with panel pushbuttons not coin doors or note acceptors.
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from his web page
http://www.ultimarc.com/ipac1.html

ed

[yotsuya]

Intent aside, I assume if it sends, say, 4 pulses to indicate $0.25 each when you insert a dollar, I don't see why it wouldn't work.

[ed12]

hi
ya 1 would think so

ed