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Beginner keyboard hack help
Kaeru the Frog:
Its just going to be a cheap 1 player panel. Less than 50 dollars for controls fram Happs, encoder from an extra keyboard laying around, and some scrap wood. Just something to get my feet wet.
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Unfortunatley its covered with a gob of epoxy.
MrArcade:
Here is a good page on the subject...
http://www.mameworld.net/emuadvice/keyhack2.html
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: Kaeru the Frog on March 30, 2003, 05:19:45 pm ---Does 8x18 sound right? Does that mean 8 individual inputs allowed?
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From my experience, 18x8 sounds possible, although you are probably looking at 2 columns being only the Windows Menu keys or not used, so probably 16x8. 18x8 would mean 18 individual (non-ghosting/blocking) inputs, but you would need to choose them selectively. However, even 16x8 allows a Street Fighter set-up if you follow the tricks on the MameWorld page that Mr. Arcade mentioned.
Chad:
Hacking is good. I followed a GREAT article that will show you EVERYTHING you need to know.
http://people.smu.edu/cmadding/mame/downloads/keyboard%20hack.zip
You can read a bout my experience here:
http://people.smu.edu/cmadding/mame/cabinet.html
I have more downloads on my site for this. I have hacked several keyboards for others and using the grid I made I do not have any problems with ghosting or blocking.
Hope this helps.
Nervous:
Well, this might work... :)
http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main/howto/kevssim.htm
Scroll down about half way to the fourth picture (under flight controls).