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Svaroh

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the scroll lock thread, new and improved, now with another question!
« on: December 29, 2005, 11:07:26 pm »
workin throught the controls as fast as i can ;D

ive mapped out the matrix on this keyboard i picked up, and Numlock is in a row all its own, will mame recognize the numlocks button? or the scroll lock button?

pretty please say yes

**edit changed the subject to more accuratly represent the question, not why the question is being asked**
« Last Edit: December 30, 2005, 07:47:50 pm by Svaroh »
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Re: does mame recognise scroll lock?
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2005, 12:34:13 am »
17 views and no repies... this is a RTFM thing isnt it? ill go look again.
thx
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Re: does mame recognise scroll lock?
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2005, 01:08:00 am »
Maybe instead of reading the manual, you ought to just fire up MAME and hit the Scroll lock key on your keyboard.    :P
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Re: does mame recognise scroll lock?
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2005, 02:14:51 am »
thank you so much for pointing out my ignorance Kremmit...
i can not believe i didnt think of that.

ok, im taking a break from the hardware hacking for a couple hours, maybe watch a movie or something cuz i think my brain is rotting :P

*edit* u misspelled kremmit... 'kermmit, like the frog  :-[
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Re: does mame recognise scroll lock?
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2005, 03:05:34 am »
Quote from: Svaroh on December 30, 2005, 02:14:51 am
*edit* u misspelled kremmit... 'kermmit, like the frog
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Re: does mame recognise scroll lock?
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2005, 03:10:41 am »
yeah then he'll start posting Ms. Piggy in the cheesecake threads again
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Re: does mame recognise scroll lock?
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2005, 04:22:11 am »
That was Markrvp posting the fatso pics, not me.

And what do you mean, I'm not a pirate?
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Re: does mame recognise scroll lock?
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2005, 04:35:41 am »
Quote from: Kremmit on December 30, 2005, 04:22:11 am
And what do you mean, I'm not a pirate?

Kremmit have you been listening to Drew and Stingray again?
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Re: does mame recognise scroll lock?
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2005, 07:34:08 pm »
rather than start a new post....

my keyboard circuit thingy has black stuff over the contacts that doesnt take well to solder, thinking about scraping it off with my swiss army knife, good idea or bad idea?

in the mean time im tinning the multistrand hookup wire...
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Re: the scroll lock thread, new and improved, now with another question!
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2005, 08:04:19 pm »
i found what i will assume is a correct answer in this thread:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=11275.msg86793#msg86793
incase my thread pops up on someone elses seach, now they can be informed too :)
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Re: does mame recognise scroll lock?
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2005, 12:14:39 am »
Quote from: Kremmit on December 30, 2005, 04:22:11 am

And what do you mean, I'm not a pirate?


You don't say "booty" enough.  Case closed.

Now, in case this thread pops up on someone else's search, now they can see that you didn't say "booty" enough too!  :D
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Re: the scroll lock thread, new and improved, now with another question!
« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2005, 12:27:52 am »
booty, booty, booty, booty





Arrrrrrrrrr, They call me captain missioncontrol you landlubber


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Re: the scroll lock thread, new and improved, now with another question!
« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2005, 06:47:38 am »
Quote from: missioncontrol on December 31, 2005, 12:27:52 am
booty, booty, booty, booty

Arrrrrrrrrr, They call me captain missioncontrol you landlubber


I'll lubber in yU0r moUtH!
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Re: the scroll lock thread, new and improved, now with another question!
« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2006, 10:17:29 pm »
Booty Time's the ooonly white disco song for me!
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