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Mac compatible Encoders
BobA:
Ok thanks, I sort of remember that manouver but I can not remember anyone being happy doing it. You move the actuator but there is no restrictor to change the feel of the stick. I thought it might have changed but that sounds like sthe same old same old. X-arcade joys as far as I have tried do not work well in 4 way. I have a couple of ultimarc 4/8 ways that do what I want now. Just have to work out an adapter to put them in since their mounts are slightly different.
Aurich:
The OS X IPac app works great. In fact I have an old IPac that I couldn't program under Windows no matter what I tried, hooked it up to my PowerBook and I was golden.
Tiger-Heli:
Not a mac user, but - - -
The primary advantage of the X-Arcade encoder is the ability to use it with consoles (PS2/Xbox/SNES) etc. It is not as good of an encoder (lag and ghosting/blocking) as other offerings - based on what others have said.
>1: return all x-arcade products and start over with ipac2 (does MacIPAC application work well?) or is there >another well respected MAC-compatible encoder?
I-PAC/2 is a good option for a keyboard based encoder. The MiniPac or I-PAC VE would also work, AFAIK. The GGG GP-Wiz would also likely work (at least for MAME), but it is a gamepad rather than keyboard encoder.
>2: keep x-arcade product and add dedicated 4-way stick
That is an option.
>3: keep x-arcade encoder and upgrade to mag-stick for easy switching from 4 to 8-way
Or GGG Prodigy joystick, or Ultimarc J-Stick, Happ Universal (Ultimarc E-Stick), etc. You have quite a few options here.
>I'm probably just over thinking this whole thing.
Nothing wrong with that.
DrumAnBass:
As Tiger-Heli mentioned - you might want to consider a GPWiz from GroovyGameGear - which the Mac should recognize as a USB gamepad; and you can probably find some software to remap the extra buttons to do whatever you want; Griffin Proxi might do the trick. http://proxi.griffintechnology.com/wiki/index.php/Proxi
And for Joysticks - GGG has their OmniStik Prodigy joystick that has a top mounted switch. Sounds like it could be a good solution for you.
http://groovygamegear.com
I am a dedicated Mac user, but decided a PC would be a better/cheaper option in a dedicated cabinet.
ElKootcho:
--- Quote from: DrumAnBass on March 14, 2007, 02:40:30 pm ---I am a dedicated Mac user, but decided a PC would be a better/cheaper option in a dedicated cabinet.
--- End quote ---
Thanks, everyone, for your input. I agree that PC might be easier but I'm going with Mac simply because I have an old Blue & White G3 (450 mhz/ 1 GB ram) sittin' around doing nothin' but looking pretty along with a 19" monitor so I figure that I'll put them to use.
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