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GP-Wiz 32 input USB Controls Interface
Tiger-Heli:
Just a few quick comments - One correction and something else you made me think about ;)
--- Quote from: markrvp on April 05, 2005, 10:30:49 pm ---If you are building a dedicated cabinet that has a fixed control panel, then I would suggest going with either the Key-Wiz or Optipac.
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You meant KeyWiz or I-PAC (the Opti-pac is for trackballs). And I would suggest that the opposite of what you are suggesting is true - - i.e.
If you are building a dedicated cabinet that has a fixed control panel, then it doesn't really matter which way you go. You will have to map Coin and Start to gamepad buttons, but this takes 10 seconds in MAME, either in an .ini file or just TAB - InputAllGames - Start 1 "1 or Gampad Button 28", for example.
Where you might have a problem is if you are building a desktop controller that you might want to take to a friends house. If you use a keyboard encoder and follow the MAME default's, you just plug it in and play. If you have a gamepad encoder, you have to reconfigure MAME before you can use it, and that could get old . . .
(Basically the same comments as Markvrp, but I disagree about WHEN this would be a problem).
--- Quote ---ALL PRODUCTS MENTIONED HERE ARE TOP NOTCH AND WILL DO A GOOD JOB FOR YOU.
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Agreed!!!!
markrvp:
Tiger-Heli:
I really enjoy all your posts. Your discussion on multiple control panels on your website was very helpful when I came up with my own plan.
--- Quote ---You meant KeyWiz or I-PAC (the Opti-pac is for trackballs).
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You're right, I meant Ipac. It was getting late and the pain medicine for my back had just kicked in.
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: markrvp on April 06, 2005, 11:14:14 am ---Tiger-Heli:
I really enjoy all your posts. Your discussion on multiple control panels on your website was very helpful when I came up with my own plan.
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Hey, thanks! (Unfortunately, that page never really got finished and is now badly in need of an update), but glad it helped you!!!
--- Quote ---You meant KeyWiz or I-PAC (the Opti-pac is for trackballs).
You're right, I meant Ipac. It was getting late and the pain medicine for my back had just kicked in.
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Again, I new what you meant, but I figured TimStuff might not with this being his first post.
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