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Hardwiring mice
Chris:
See http://www.arcadecontrols.com/arcade_input.shtml#Y-Adapters .
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_Iz-:
Hack the spinner directly to the compusa trackball pcb leaving the original functionality intact so both function simultaneously. No extra mouse required...
Should be super easy for the spinner, just 2 signal wires to one of the axis, power and ground...
TheManuel:
--- Quote from: Chris on May 27, 2003, 04:17:13 pm ---See http://www.arcadecontrols.com/arcade_input.shtml#Y-Adapters .
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Yeah but those are too expensive. I'm trying to look for a cheap alternative.
TheManuel:
--- Quote from: _Iz- on May 27, 2003, 04:25:50 pm ---Hack the spinner directly to the compusa trackball pcb leaving the original functionality intact so both function simultaneously. No extra mouse required...
Should be super easy for the spinner, just 2 signal wires to one of the axis, power and ground...
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Do you mean buying the optoelectronics separately and wiring them to the trackball?.
How can I leave the trackball functionality intact otherwise?
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: TheManuel on May 27, 2003, 04:07:00 pm ---http://store.yahoo.com/trianglecables-site/7inps2ycabtw.html
Don't know if it works or not, though. . . :-(
If you order one, I'd like to know if the Keyboard side of it works and if the Keyboard LED's function correctly with it.
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I have looked at those in the past but I think that only works for laptops that have the capability to take in a mouse and keyboard or two mice through the same port. I'm not sure it would work on an ordinary PS/2 port.
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The one you are talking about is one mouse and one keyboard to a laptop PS/2 port. They don't work for MAME. The one I linked two is 2 mice or 2 keyboards to a desktop (or laptop) PS/2 port. But I haven't used one, so I can't say how well they do or don't work.