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krick:

I'm thinking about putting a tiny keyboard in my mame cab.

I found this one that has a built in trackball so I don't need to have a separate mouse.

What do you guys think?

http://www.adesso.com/products_detail.asp?productid=182





Franco:

Thats cool. The trackball seems a good idea. I'm not sure how comfortable it would be to use all the time. If your just using it for admin etc I think its a great idea. I went for a mini keyboard in mine as I needed space for a mouse etc as my only comp is in my cab and so i have to use the keyboard and mouse all the time.



krick:

Currently, I'm using a full sized Microsoft "natural" keyboard.  The kind with the angled split.  Along with a separate mouse.  I really hate this keyboard, by the way.

I keep them in my cabinet.  When I need to do admin stuff, I flip up the top on my control panel, lift out the keyboard and mouse, close the control panel, and sit them on top.

I really don't use the keyboard that much except when I'm configuring my cab.  I don't play PC games on it or anything as I have a 15KHz arcade monitor.

Jabba:

Why not a wireless keyboard?

krick:


--- Quote from: Jabba on December 19, 2005, 05:42:36 pm ---Why not a wireless keyboard?

--- End quote ---

dunno.  cost.  more stuff to go wrong.  you know, k.i.s.s. (keep it simple, stupid)

Plus it will be connected to the passthrough on my J-PAC and I'm not sure if it would play nice.

Also, I'd have to change the batteries from time to time in the transmitter and keyboard.  Just more hassle for something I don't really use all that often.

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