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forbiddenlyrics:

I also recommend the Key-Wiz, easy to setup and works great!

Zakk:

I'm waiting for a key-wiz that controls the analog stuff (an all in one).  I'm definitely not knocking Randy's stuff, that's for sure!

RandyT:


--- Quote from: Zakk on February 01, 2006, 04:04:56 pm ---I'm waiting for a key-wiz that controls the analog stuff (an all in one).  I'm definitely not knocking Randy's stuff, that's for sure!

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:)

But if you mean support for optical controls on an "all in one", it probably won't happen.  Due to the way those controls work, it goes against my principles to share the resources of a chip responsible for dealing with them.  Just MHO.

RandyT

markrvp:

Rather than copy the SlikStik panel, I would recommend copying the panel from Saint's book.  That design has withstood the test of time.

I've used the Ipac4, Minipac, Keywiz, and GP-Wiz encoders.  If your computer has a PS2 input, then I would highly recommend the KeyWiz encoder for your joysticks and buttons.  All of these encoders work great, though.

You can buy a trackball which already has a USB encoder installed and just plugs up to your computer's PS2 or USB port  -  OR  - you can get a trackball with a standard arcade harness and connect it to a mouse encoder which plugs into your computer.   A few of us who have tried multiple trackballs are sold on the Happ Golden Tee "Red Board" arcade ball with a mouse encoder.  The mouse encoder I would recommend is the new OptiWiz from GroovyGameGear which I was a beta tester for.  It is a very nice, inexpensive device which allows you to use the best trackball on the market.

Zakk:


--- Quote from: RandyT on February 01, 2006, 04:58:52 pm ---
--- Quote from: Zakk on February 01, 2006, 04:04:56 pm ---I'm waiting for a key-wiz that controls the analog stuff (an all in one).  I'm definitely not knocking Randy's stuff, that's for sure!

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:)

But if you mean support for optical controls on an "all in one", it probably won't happen.  Due to the way those controls work, it goes against my principles to share the resources of a chip responsible for dealing with them.  Just MHO.

RandyT

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Just do it :)   

 I really want to try one of your wiz's, I just keep getting requests for these cabs with both spinners and trackballs.  I can't fault your pricing on the opti-wiz of course, I'd just like it somehow incorporated into one board.  Is there a way to merge the two, with separate cpu's?  Even if not, I don't know as if it would be that big a strain on the system to share...I mean you would never really 'tax' the system, since you would never be using 2 joysticks, 5 buttons, the trackball and spinner all at exactly the same time (even on a 2 player board).  Am I way off in this?  Personally I'd like to get my parts from a North American distributor, and not be at the mercy of DHL and all their surprise charges and bills.  However right now the minipac really is a nice all-round solution  ???

I'm just going to have to pull one of the empty cabs out of the garage and do a joystick only cab for someone and fire a Key-wiz into it! ;D

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