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Newbie trackball questions
jerryjanis:
--- Quote from: wallyworld on October 02, 2005, 02:55:38 am ---Hows the MAME experience with 2-players?
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Lotsa wires, but overall it's pretty sweet!
Silver:
Looks very sweet indeed... I'm planning on 2 trackballs as well - solely for marble madness...
Optipac is definately the way to go here, IMHO.
Hope you don't mind but I've got my own question - hope its not too much of a thread hijack....
@jerryjanis:
you mentioned USB accomodates as many mice as you like. I know you can add as many devices as you like (I've admired unclet's 6-usb-dualstrike-hack driving cabinet - all driving controls active all the time). But I'd be interested to know how this works with mice/optipacs.
I know the optipac is seen as two usb mice, and essentially provides auto-switching inputs for 4 dual-axis devices (only 2 active at one time). Do you know what happens if you then add a USB mouse of PS2 mouse as well? While I'm sure its seen fine by windows - I don't believe any version of mame can detect more than 2 mice. Is this correct?
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: Silver on October 04, 2005, 09:59:37 am ---Do you know what happens if you then add a USB mouse of PS2 mouse as well? While I'm sure its seen fine by windows - I don't believe any version of mame can detect more than 2 mice. Is this correct?
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Dos mame (dmame, not mame) is limited to two mice. Official mame, analog+, and advanceMame are all limited to 8, I believe.
As for USB + PS/2 mice, windows desktop sees them all as one device (aka "system mouse"). WinME/98 + directX (official mame, analog+, ?advanceMame?) can also see the USB individually, but the PS/2 mouse is only seen in the joined system mouse. WinXP + RawInput (analog+ 0.83, advanceMame) can any of them individually.
Silver:
Aha excellent. I'd rather stick with USB all the way - potentially 2 optipacs - but wanted verification I could get mame (or versions) to identify and talk correctly to them first. (I sent you a PM btw,u_rebel)