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Title: 49-way PC interface
Post by: shmokes on May 09, 2003, 01:53:53 am

Can a 49-way stick be interfaced with a PC?  If so, how is this done.

I have this ridiculous picture in my head of filling up all but 7 connectors on an Ipac 56 with one joystick  ::)

Title: Re:49-way PC interface
Post by: MattMaan on May 09, 2003, 02:14:50 am

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=3852;start=0

I wonder how it turned out... but it's something at least!  :P

Title: Re:49-way PC interface
Post by: u_rebelscum on May 09, 2003, 06:42:46 am

Quote from: shmokes on May 09, 2003, 01:53:53 am

Can a 49-way stick be interfaced with a PC?  If so, how is this done.

I have this ridiculous picture in my head of filling up all but 7 connectors on an Ipac 56 with one joystick  ::)

Nah, you'd only use 8 ipac connections + ground + VCC.  You'd then need to edit mame's source code to use the raw inputs.

The linked thread tells pretty much everything else, except that "analog joystick" and "Hall Effect joystick" mean the same thing for the computer joystick inputs.