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spllbnd2:

Yes, another one of them usb or ps/2 questions

Tiger-Heli:

http://www.mameworld.net/tigerheli/encoder/#USB%20Vs.%20PS/2%20Mode (at least until the next revision of the page).  Note that info here is for keyboard encoders and doesn't apply to Gamepad versions such as the GP-Wiz and A-PAC.

Bill Mote:

I'd go USB.  Why?  Because you can remove your control panel if you need to on-the-fly.  If your in your cabinet and you bump a PS/2 cable hard enough you risk shorting your motherboard.

RandyT:


--- Quote from: dot on July 19, 2005, 08:32:29 pm ---I'd go USB.  Why?  Because you can remove your control panel if you need to on-the-fly.  If your in your cabinet and you bump a PS/2 cable hard enough you risk shorting your motherboard.

--- End quote ---

Hehe.  that's a new one.    :D


RandyT

Bill Mote:

I had a couple of techs that work for me pull the keyboard PS/2 connection as a joke while the system was running.  Both motherboards fried from the joke.  Not too funny in the end.  Granted this was on mid-90's Compaq desktops, but I've always been warry of the PS/2 port since.

I just like that it's hot pluggable.  I access my PC through the coin door.  Usually reaching up to the backplane blind so having hot pluggable equipment is a good thing :)  My PC is open-air --> I pulled the motherboard tray and backplane out of a case and mounted it to the inside of the cabinet.  It's mounted vertically on the right side.

dot

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