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How much do you use your keyboard on your MAME cab?
keilmillerjr:
You shouldn't need a keyboard during normal use. Having a keyboard drawer is retarded.
sandheaver:
--- Quote from: keilmillerjr on March 10, 2013, 06:40:27 pm ---You shouldn't need a keyboard during normal use. Having a keyboard drawer is retarded.
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Minus the "retarded" comment, I second this.
People always forget about mapping drives and remote desktop (or remote mounts & VNC on Linux). I don't even see a reason to have a keyboard or mouse connected to the machine at all.
ArcadeNerd:
I hardly ever use a keyboard but ever one in a while it comes in handy. Keyboard, mouse, wireless dongle, thumb drive, external hard drive are all things I occasionally use. I install these Neutrik adapters on the outsides of all my cabs so I can have USB access anytime I need it but don't have to have anything permanently hooked to the pc except a USB cord. I find these work great and look good as well.
http://www.markertek.com/Connectors-Adapters/Data-Connectors-Adapters/USB-Adapters/Neutrik-USA-Inc/NAUSB.xhtml
Well Fed Games:
--- Quote from: korbitz on March 10, 2013, 02:52:49 pm ---Only used the keyboard during construction, whilst playing i never had to use it, occasionally i would plug it in to tweak something but that was few and far between
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Yep, same here.
MTPPC:
I used this on my latest pinball build and I like that you can hook earbuds to it as well as kbd, mouse and a thumbdrive. now I disable network on my gaming machines.
http://www.gearxs.com/HYPE-Deluxe-In-Desk-USB-Combo-W-SD-MMC-Card-Reader-Headphone-Microphone-Jack?filter_name=usb%20HYPE