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So I need a Ipac and optipac if....
« on: May 31, 2005, 05:25:34 am »
Im going to be using joysticks and a spinner / trackball right? Thanks alot for the quick response! :D
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Re: So I need a Ipac and optipac if....
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2005, 06:25:21 am »
Quote from: Prizmdrop on May 31, 2005, 05:25:34 am
Im going to be using joysticks and a spinner / trackball right? Thanks alot for the quick response! :D
I-PAC = Keyboard Hack, needed for buttons, joysticks, etc.  (But you could also use a KeyWiz from www.groovygamegear.com).

GP-Wiz = Gamepad Hack - alternative to above, also from www.groovygamegear.com.

Opti-Pac = Mouse Hack - Needed for trackball and/or spinner.  (But you could also use OSCAR's pre-hacked mouse interface from www.oscarcontrols.com)
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Re: So I need a Ipac and optipac if....
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2005, 03:29:10 pm »
Thank you sir!
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Re: So I need a Ipac and optipac if....
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2005, 06:43:10 am »
Actually, depending on your final set-up, you might seriously consider the Mini-Pac http://www.ultimarc.com/minipac.html for $29.  It's basically an I-PAC/2 and half of an Opti-Pac on a single PCB board.

I highly recommend buying just the bare board and sacrificing a poor defenseless IDE HD cable and wiring it up as shown here: http://www.ultimarc.com/mp_inst.html

UPDATE - Also you need to use USB to use the optical interface on the mini-pac, but you would with an OSCAR mouse hack as well.
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