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Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: RandyT on February 13, 2005, 06:58:37 pm ---
--- Quote from: IMMark on February 13, 2005, 11:37:25 am ---
--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on February 12, 2005, 08:17:46 pm ---Look in the quote above your last post. ;D

I'd already mentioned that the KeyWiz programs the chip each time, at startup.

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Yes, in my quote I stated that it has already been mentioned; it being Ipac holding programing after shut down. 
I was simply stating that I find that to be an advantage in the Ipac, and would give the nod to Ipac for that reason.  Also as I said, I have never used the KeyWiz, but my understanding is you would have to reprogram changes after a shutdown?  If that is the case for a non-default Mame setup, I would not justify the price difference.

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I think I need to clear this one up a bit.  Those who haven't used a KeyWiz before might not be aware of this one.
Under Windows, the KeyWiz has a software "Virtual EEPROM" mode.  If you set your system up to take advantage of this, the last codeset you uploaded is automatically uploaded to the KeyWiz when you boot your computer.  No manual intervention is required.
RandyT

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And just to chime in again, I only see two situations where this might create a problem:

1)  You routinely use an application that can't use the default codeset (to the point that you prefer to have the custom codeset loaded)  AND you are using the KeyWiz in a desktop controller that is not always connected AND you don't want to remember to plug in the controller BEFORE launching a batchfile that programs the KeyWiz prior to launching your application.

2)  Grasshopper mentioned that he had some Dreamcast adapter that needed a custom codeset loaded, and since it was independent of the PC, the encoder needed to be programmed on the computer and retain it's settings when unplugged.

Other than these two situations, it's not really a big deal.
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