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mrbrit:
Thanks for that. It doesn't seem too much of an outlay but I suppose it depends on the quality of the parts I buy. Just one basic question if I might...

Do all of the buttons and joysticks all come together into one connection that attaches to the PC by a usb connection?

if this is the case I may try installing something like Hyperspin on a PC first to see if I can get that part running first, then I could look to buy all of the parts. I have seen quite a few cabinets lately on EBay that aren't actually finished so I get the impression that some people haven't managed to complete the programming side of things at the end so I would rather try that part first I think.

Thanks in advance

ChrisK:

--- Quote from: mrbrit on February 14, 2013, 12:55:16 pm ---Do all of the buttons and joysticks all come together into one connection that attaches to the PC by a usb connection?

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That's the Ultimarc sdweim85 mentioned:

http://www.ultimarc.com/ipac1.html

You buy buttons/sticks, wire those to the Ultimarc, and connect that to your computer.  The Ultimarc looks like a USB keyboard to your computer, which you then program your emulator to recognize.

sdweim85:

if this is the case I may try installing something like Hyperspin on a PC first to see if I can get that part running first, then I could look to buy all of the parts. I have seen quite a few cabinets lately on EBay that aren't actually finished so I get the impression that some people haven't managed to complete the programming side of things at the end so I would rather try that part first I think.

Thanks in advance
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that's what I did first.  Just bought a plastic container from Wal-mart, cut some holes into it.  Wired up a mock controller with that and connected it to a PC, which was connected to a TV sitting on a chair.

Once all that was working properly it was just a matter of getting it to look nice in a cabinet.

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