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Title: Which IPAC to get?
Post by: ducky123 on October 05, 2003, 06:20:13 pm: I'm think about building a cab for 4 player games. Which IPAC should I get IPAC4 USB or IPAC4 PS/2?

Whats the difference?

I'm gonna also connect coin acceptors to it. And have it boot up straight into the game either from DOS or when it gets into Windows. I'm planning on making a true arcade feel.
Title: Re:Which IPAC to get?
Post by: eightbit on October 05, 2003, 08:57:06 pm: This is easy, figure out how many buttons you want per controller. Then order the four player ipac.

Another option is to use a key whiz. With a little planning it can be done as long as you keep the number of buttons per player down.
Title: Re:Which IPAC to get?
Post by: DAmnb on October 05, 2003, 09:06:26 pm: Quote from: eightbit on October 05, 2003, 08:57:06 pm
This is easy, figure out how many buttons you want per controller. Then order the four player ipac.

Another option is to use a key whiz. With a little planning it can be done as long as you keep the number of buttons per player down.

Yeah thats some great advice if he asked if he should get 2p ipac or 4p ipac :P ;)

Well what kind of computor are you going to be using and are you going pure dos or windows? I would opt for the ps2 one but thats only because its cheaper. :D
Title: Re:Which IPAC to get?
Post by: cdbrown on October 05, 2003, 09:14:08 pm: I would just go for the Ipac4 PS/2, unless you were going to use a USB keyboard.
Title: Re:Which IPAC to get?
Post by: Radical on October 05, 2003, 09:41:59 pm: I don't think it really matters. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but the only difference I could tell is with the cable you get. The IPAC itself can be switched between PS/2 or USB. Just the cable connection to the computer is different.

I went with the IPAC PS/2 (cable) just to make my life easy. That way I can use pretty much any OS without needing to mess around with getting USB to work.
Title: Re:Which IPAC to get?
Post by: SirPoonga on October 06, 2003, 01:10:14 am: Actually, it's a ps/2 ipac no matter what. Comes with a USB convertor cable if you order it that way.