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| Hoagie_one:
Gonna need to get one soon. Just gonna be a two player cab. Whats the pro's\Con's? And if I add an Opti-pac later, ps\2 or USB? |
| Lilwolf:
Optipac is easy... go USB all the way... why? Then you can get 2 trackballs running under analog mame in 98. It only works with USB. As for the ipac. It isn't as important. Just a question about how you want to deal with it. USB is nice because of plug n play... More of a convience factor. But both get good reviews so I wouldn't feel bad about either one. |
| AlanS17:
For the Ipac I'd recommend the PS2. USB may be "plug and play" but PS2 is standard. You can't always "plug and play" the USB in DOS. Plus you don't have to worry about drivers or anything. It's totally reliable. USB still makes me nervous sometimes. (I know. I'm wierd. Don't tell me.) For the Opti-pac, though, go USB cuz of what was mentioned earlier. (2 trackballs/spinners) |
| Hoagie_one:
how many games require multiple trackballs\spinners? |
| MinerAl:
I'd say go USB for both. You can connect them both to one mini-hub in your CP and have only one wire from the CP to the computer. With a little care you could probably have a USB jack on the back of the CP, for that cool "no wires" look when it's not in use. Also allows you to do some USB-console adapter magic. The USB standard works with a bunch of platforms, and some Wintel computers are starting to appear without PS2 jacks. Unless you are in a DOS only environment, or on an older machine without USB, go for USB. |
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