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Title: supa dupa ghetto looking keyboard encoder
Post by: delta88 on July 22, 2003, 02:08:49 am

so tell me .. Am I wrong or does this thing look like a ps2 cable with a terminal bloack tossed on the end???

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3234677237&category=13718

disscuss that!! ;)

not my auction

Title: Re:supa dupa ghetto looking keyboard encoder
Post by: Generic Eric on July 22, 2003, 02:12:59 am

eww

Title: Re:supa dupa ghetto looking keyboard encoder
Post by: paigeoliver on July 22, 2003, 02:29:50 am

This auction has better pictures.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=13718&item=3218393320#ebayphotohosting

Looks to be a keyboard chipset on a breadboard? PCB. Only has 12 inputs on it. So it probably isn't very usefull, unless you are doing a one player control panel. (joystick4, +buttons6, + coin 1, + start1 = 12 inputs).

Title: Re:supa dupa ghetto looking keyboard encoder
Post by: Hoagie_one on July 22, 2003, 09:27:30 am

and if your gonna do a 1 player Cp, why not just hack a pad

Title: Re:supa dupa ghetto looking keyboard encoder
Post by: Spaced Invader on July 22, 2003, 09:55:07 am

I actually bought one of those monsters, because it was cheap--I like cheap!   ;D

Yes, basically, it is a ps2 cable with a terminal block on the end. The encoder chip is burried under the terminal block in a chunk of epoxy. And yes it idoes just have 12 inputs (wasn't aware of that when I bought it).  >:(

I'm using it in conjunction with a pad hack in a 2 player CP.

It works...but bang for the dollar...look elsewhere! You've been warned!

Title: Re:supa dupa ghetto looking keyboard encoder
Post by: Lilwolf on July 22, 2003, 02:06:13 pm

Looks like it would be PERFECT for a 1 player cab..   Especially a bartop where space really matters.

But for 15 bucks for 12 inputs... You cant go wrong....... unless... you need... well.... 13inputs.... they you went way wrong.....

to bad nobody has come out with something similar for usb.  

Title: Re:supa dupa ghetto looking keyboard encoder
Post by: Hoagie_one on July 22, 2003, 02:38:17 pm

i happen to be building a 1 player mini cab right now and was gonna hack a sidewinder.  I bid on one and ill let everyone know how i like it.

Title: Re:supa dupa ghetto looking keyboard encoder
Post by: Brax on July 22, 2003, 06:11:59 pm

Whoa! Frankenstein is prettier!

Not for everyone but not a bad solution for some. Hmmm, someday I'd like to do a classic vertical cab. This would probably work actually.