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Title: Cheap joystick and wireless keyboard/mouse
Post by: eightbit on November 10, 2002, 02:06:53 pm

I bought a radio frequency wireless keyboard and mouse yesterday at Circuit city for $30. It works really well. If you go wireless my advice is to make sure its radio frequency and not infared. With infared you need to put the receiver somwhere that the keyboard can see it. With radio frequency the receiver can be inside your cabinet.

I also bought a cheap 6 button joystick for $1 that looks like its going to be easy to  modify for my mini-mame project.

Title: Re:Cheap joystick and wireless keyboard/mouse
Post by: SNAAAKE on November 10, 2002, 03:41:51 pm

got a picture maybe?I was looking for some wireless stuff to buy for my new cab.

Title: Re:Cheap joystick and wireless keyboard/mouse
Post by: eightbit on November 10, 2002, 06:00:47 pm

Pics as requested-  ;D
(http://hower.us/misc/IMG_7303.JPG)

(http://hower.us/misc/IMG_7306.JPG)

The receiver unit is just sitting on the shelf. Its range isn't as far as my infrared keyboard but it doesn't need line of site to the receiver like the infrared one did. I can still go farther away then I can see the screen from.