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Easier, Safer Keyboard hack
USSEnterprise:
All I've played so far on it is Pac-Man, so I'm not sure
Jess--:
I am still using those (old) clicky keyboards...
The solid IBM ones with a nice steel chassis in them, and gold plated switch contacts.
I have tried using other keyboards, but they die after about 3 months use with me, these IBM ones just will not die :@)
(I also use one of the original microsoft intellimouse, again indestructible)
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: USSEnterprise on March 02, 2006, 02:47:47 am ---All I've played so far on it is Pac-Man, so I'm not sure
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You will NEVER see it with Pac-Man - ghosting/blocking can ONLY occur when at least three keys are pressed simultaneously (so at least a diagonal and one button). You will see it in Street Fighter, though.
Basic test is to run ghostkey, press as many buttons as you plan to have on your panel and make sure all the key register and no stray keys register.
If the keyboard is old enough, it may not suffer from this.
I explain it in detail at http://www.mameworld.net/emuadvice/keyhack2.html, but the same methods I mention there also work with newer keyboards, so not much is gained.
F1r3f1ght3r:
HACK A CLICKY?!?!? are you daft?
I still use them at home and at work... not only are they good for typing but should I ever need a weapon.... I'm covered.
shardian:
I would be very interested in this! So, do these keyboards still use a matrix, or no? Do you have pictures of the innards of the keyboards. It seems hard to believe that it could be that easy. If it was, there would be no use for keyboard encoders. :)