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| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: Xynie on July 08, 2003, 01:12:03 pm ---Instead of ordering an Optipac, can I just order a 3" Trackball w/USB interface, and a Oscar Pro Spinner with USB Interface and then connect them into a USB hub with the IPAC? --- End quote --- Or order the standard 3" Trackball and get the $9 USB interface from OSCAR. For that matter, you can plug them both into one OSCAR USB interface. |
| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: SS427 on July 08, 2003, 01:25:29 pm ---Someone else here will need to help verify this, but I thought there was a problem using usb spinner and trackball with certain OS. I think XP has a problem with seeing two "mice", but I'm not sure about that when using a usb hub. --- End quote --- XP can't see two MICE, dual trackballs are out. One spinner and one trackball not in the same game are fine. I think two spinners hooked to different axes of the same mouse are fine, but Urebel could confirm. |
| Xynie:
--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on July 08, 2003, 01:58:18 pm --- --- Quote from: Xynie on July 08, 2003, 01:12:03 pm ---Instead of ordering an Optipac, can I just order a 3" Trackball w/USB interface, and a Oscar Pro Spinner with USB Interface and then connect them into a USB hub with the IPAC? --- End quote --- Or order the standard 3" Trackball and get the $9 USB interface from OSCAR. For that matter, you can plug them both into one OSCAR USB interface. --- End quote --- Would I need 2 Oscar USB Interfaces? One for the Oscar Pro Spinner, and one for the Happ Trackball? I guess I would also need the Happ Trackball Adapter for the Oscar USB Interface. :EDIT: DOH! Shoulda read your message closer about both into one interface... Or would it be easier for a newbie with 2? |
| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: Xynie on July 08, 2003, 02:16:07 pm --- --- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on July 08, 2003, 01:58:18 pm --- --- Quote from: Xynie on July 08, 2003, 01:12:03 pm ---Instead of ordering an Optipac, can I just order a 3" Trackball w/USB interface, and a Oscar Pro Spinner with USB Interface and then connect them into a USB hub with the IPAC? --- End quote --- Or order the standard 3" Trackball and get the $9 USB interface from OSCAR. For that matter, you can plug them both into one OSCAR USB interface. --- End quote --- Would I need 2 Oscar USB Interfaces? One for the Oscar Pro Spinner, and one for the Happ Trackball? I guess I would also need the Happ Trackball Adapter for the Oscar USB Interface. :EDIT: DOH! Shoulda read your message closer about both into one interface... Or would it be easier for a newbie with 2? --- End quote --- You shouldn't need any Happ adapter - that's what the interface does. The standard trackball comes with a five or six wire Molex plug that connects to OSCAR's interface. I think OSCAR sells a harness connector - if that's what you mean - you could get one if you don't want to cut the plug off or sort out the wiring. 1 or 2???? Hard to say. I am doing modular desktop controls, so I will have individual interfaces. For a cab, I think the wiring is maybe less complicated with 2 interfaces, if you have enough USB ports. To MAME, I think everything gets lumped into SYSMOUSE either way, so I don't think that matters either. (With separate interfaces and Analog + and Win98 or WinME, you could use the trackball for one player and the spinner for the other player, if you ever wanted to (driving games, perhaps)??? |
| SpAwN:
So what you guys are saying is: I can get a Tornado spinner and use it via usb I can also get a Happ Trackball, but will need to get the Oscar usb interface for $9.00 Once I get both parts I can both usb devices into my computer and they will work with mame? No need for an Optipac? |
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