I've been looking through all the FAQs I could find but couldn't find answers to all my questions.
So, I'm thinking of building this arcade, mainly to use with Golden Tee Golf PC. What I want is a trackball working as the mouse of the computer and two buttons working as mousebuttons. To make it more versatile, I will also add two joysticks with 4 buttons each. What I put on my order list so far:
I-PAC 2 Interface
Opti-PAC Interface
SUPER JOYSTICK,4&8 WAY BRACKET ,HUB,SUB ASSY BLACK SHAFT x 2
TRACKBALL ASSY 3" GREEN TRANS TRANSLUCENT HIGH-BALL STD HARN
3" TRACKBALL (HIGH BALL) MNTG KIT BLACK WITH HARDWARE
ULTIMATE PUSHBUTTON x 12
Now to the (probably silly) questions:
1) Will the trackball work as a mouse, and will I be able to get two buttons connected to work as mousebuttons? If so, to what interface will I connect those buttons?
2) I'm not really clear on the meaning of the 4/8-way joystick, other than that it only reads X directions. What happens if I push a 4-way joystick diagonally, or is that physically impossible due to how the joystick is constructed? What about an 8-way-joystick being pushed in a direction other than the regular 8? Is the actual joystick pushable in 360 directions?
3) I understand the I-PAC emulates keyboard button presses. Will there ever be a problem where too many buttons are pressed at once so that other button presses are ignored?
4) This is perhaps the silliest question, but I can't find any answer to it that I understand. How do I connect the interfaces to the computer? What cables do I need? Will the computer identify the interfaces automatically (ie, will it think the trackball is a mouse by default)?
I'm sure there are more questions to be answered and I'll post them as they pop up.
Another thing; as a veteran forum lurker, I know the default way of treating new users with stupid questions is "lol, read FAQ!". I did and couldn't find any exact answers to these exact questions. IF there in fact are answers, post me the URL and I'll look into it.
English isn't my native language, so be gentle with me.