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Can you connect an iPac to consoles?
Hoe:
IPacs output scan codes... right?
You'd need to build a converter. You may be able to get away with a few 74 logic chips to rencode the serial pins. I'm not too sure on the actual communications of modern console controller ports (I miss the days of nes/snes using a 4021 for controler encoding)
jakejake28:
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--- Quote from: steve_pss on June 06, 2003, 11:08:48 am ---The I-Pac works by using joystick or button signals to emulate a coorenspoding keystroke. So unless your console could utilize a keyboard for control (and I'm sure it can't) your out of luck.
Check around this site, there are a number of people that have hacked (modified) control pad innards to work with real controls.
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One word: Dreamcast ;D
There is a device that allows you to input PS/2 into your DC ;D
It is cheap too! Whats the dead system now? ;D
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this device would allow an i-pac to be connected? how many simultaneous players. i have a 4-player ipac. could i get 2 players running off this deviece?
mahuti:
BTW the post with the link to the XArcade encoder is exactly what I'm talking about. I couldn't find a direct link to that anywhere on their site.
That' pretty much solves my dillemma.