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ps2 or usb interface for controls
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: Beretta on September 17, 2009, 03:13:09 pm ---... ps/2 ... reason being is you can get heap ps/2 to usb adapters..
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The adaptrers only work well if the encoder board can do both ps/2 & USB. Almost all current mice can, but keyboards are a totally different story. The keywiz and hotrod encoders (both ps/2) do NOT do well with adapters.
--- Quote from: Blanka on September 17, 2009, 05:23:53 pm ---For a recent mame, USB gamepad interfaces are the best. They do not suffer from keyboard limits, and the support analog sticks. Did I recommend U360 sticks here?
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Ahh, that reminds me. Mame treats gamepads differently than keybaord or mouse interfaces. Mame does an extra 8/4-way conversion map with gamepads. This can be a plus if you know how to use it, but can cause confusion with qbert.
AndyWarne:
--- Quote from: Beretta on September 17, 2009, 03:13:09 pm ---i'd go with ps/2 when possible.. reason being is you can get heap ps/2 to usb adapters..
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This is not good advice unfortunately. When using a PS/2-only device an adaptor will not work at all. If you mean a converter, this will be useless for gaming since PS/2 to USB keyboard converters cancel all keypresses every 5 seconds or so, to avoid stuck keys, and also have a key-press limit. They are useless for gaming.
USB keyboards have limitations but I must mention at this point that the I-PAC boards, when used in USB mode, have no key-press limitations at all, and are also not limited by the low-speed USB poll rate of 8ms as they use full-speed USB.
Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote from: speedklz on September 17, 2009, 05:00:31 pm ---...otherwise I will use individual emu`s for each set of roms. like NESticle, GEN, and such.
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It's 2009. Get a new NES emulator!
Beretta:
--- Quote from: AndyWarne on September 18, 2009, 03:07:47 pm ---
--- Quote from: Beretta on September 17, 2009, 03:13:09 pm ---i'd go with ps/2 when possible.. reason being is you can get heap ps/2 to usb adapters..
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This is not good advice unfortunately. When using a PS/2-only device an adaptor will not work at all. If you mean a converter, this will be useless for gaming since PS/2 to USB keyboard converters cancel all keypresses every 5 seconds or so, to avoid stuck keys, and also have a key-press limit. They are useless for gaming.
USB keyboards have limitations but I must mention at this point that the I-PAC boards, when used in USB mode, have no key-press limitations at all, and are also not limited by the low-speed USB poll rate of 8ms as they use full-speed USB.
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hmm i was'nt aware, but that leads me to the obvious question, if usb keyboards have that limitation and ipac presents it self to the computer as a keyboard then how are you getting around this limitation?
Your above statement is pretty "blanket" so im a bit confused.
AndyWarne:
--- Quote from: Beretta on September 19, 2009, 02:52:06 am ---
hmm i was'nt aware, but that leads me to the obvious question, if usb keyboards have that limitation and ipac presents it self to the computer as a keyboard then how are you getting around this limitation?
Your above statement is pretty "blanket" so im a bit confused.
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Put simply, there are conventions which normal keyboard use in the format of the data sent. The conventional format is fine for a keyboard but not acceptable for gaming. The I-PAC departs from the convention.