Comments on: Keyboard Hack for MAME Arcade Console and Other ?? http://www.techienation.com/keyboard-hack-for-mame-arcade-console-and-other/ "If all the worlds a stage, then the TECHIE must be god" Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:07:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sam http://www.techienation.com/keyboard-hack-for-mame-arcade-console-and-other/#comment-4568 Sam Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:13:30 +0000 http://www.techienation.com/?p=53#comment-4568 Thanks. Good idea. I'll become <a href="http://bride-makeup.ru" rel="nofollow"></a>your regular visitor. Thanks. Good idea. I’ll become your regular visitor.

]]> By: DigitalMind http://www.techienation.com/keyboard-hack-for-mame-arcade-console-and-other/#comment-4488 DigitalMind Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:43:09 +0000 http://www.techienation.com/?p=53#comment-4488 Yeah when I make my mame cabinet I will use the jpac to not have to worry about ghosting. I'm still happy I did this though, now I can put switches all over my house that sends a keystroke to the PC, and the PC will do whatever I want it to do. Right now for example, I have a button near my bed that when pressed mutes the speakers on my PC and shuts off the monitor. (Well, it activates a BLACK screensaver) I fall asleep everynight in front of the TV (which is technically that computer I mentioned), once i'm almost sleeping it's nice to hit the button and the noise and light disappear. Yeah when I make my mame cabinet I will use the jpac to not have to worry about ghosting. I’m still happy I did this though, now I can put switches all over my house that sends a keystroke to the PC, and the PC will do whatever I want it to do.

Right now for example, I have a button near my bed that when pressed mutes the speakers on my PC and shuts off the monitor. (Well, it activates a BLACK screensaver) I fall asleep everynight in front of the TV (which is technically that computer I mentioned), once i’m almost sleeping it’s nice to hit the button and the noise and light disappear.

]]> By: jeremiah http://www.techienation.com/keyboard-hack-for-mame-arcade-console-and-other/#comment-4486 jeremiah Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:18:51 +0000 http://www.techienation.com/?p=53#comment-4486 buy a j-pac and save yourself some headache. http://ultimarc.com/jpac.html buy a j-pac and save yourself some headache.
http://ultimarc.com/jpac.html

]]> By: Michael http://www.techienation.com/keyboard-hack-for-mame-arcade-console-and-other/#comment-4311 Michael Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:10:31 +0000 http://www.techienation.com/?p=53#comment-4311 Thanks for the great article. Keep up the good work. Thanks for the great article. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: DigitalMind http://www.techienation.com/keyboard-hack-for-mame-arcade-console-and-other/#comment-102 DigitalMind Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:10:18 +0000 http://www.techienation.com/?p=53#comment-102 Hi Stuart, thanks for visiting my blog ! Yes i'm the one who left a comment on hacked gadgets, and that makes you the one who introduced me to MAME and all the things associated with it ! Yeah I'm thinking that the key ghosting will be a problem, and i'm not sure if i'm really going to use this for the MAME cabinet I want to build. It'll be good for testing purposes while in the process of putting it together though. Maybe I'll do what you did, I was just trying to avoid having to buy 2 PC joypads ... For everyone else, here's the link to the great cabinet he built : http://www.flickr.com/photos/95389999@N00/sets/72157604358742270/ Hi Stuart,
thanks for visiting my blog ! Yes i’m the one who left a comment on hacked gadgets, and that makes you the one who introduced me to MAME and all the things associated with it ! Yeah I’m thinking that the key ghosting will be a problem, and i’m not sure if i’m really going to use this for the MAME cabinet I want to build. It’ll be good for testing purposes while in the process of putting it together though.

Maybe I’ll do what you did, I was just trying to avoid having to buy 2 PC joypads …

For everyone else, here’s the link to the great cabinet he built :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/95389999@N00/sets/72157604358742270/

]]> By: Stuart http://www.techienation.com/keyboard-hack-for-mame-arcade-console-and-other/#comment-101 Stuart Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:48:21 +0000 http://www.techienation.com/?p=53#comment-101 Oh good luck by the way too. Stu Oh good luck by the way too.

Stu

]]> By: Stuart http://www.techienation.com/keyboard-hack-for-mame-arcade-console-and-other/#comment-100 Stuart Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:48:04 +0000 http://www.techienation.com/?p=53#comment-100 Hi there Are you the chap who posted in the comments section about my MAME machine on HackedGadgets.com? I'm Stuart, the guy who built that MAME arcade machine. I would have to say, its an interesting idea using a keyboard, but the problem with this is that you may find that because of the matrix wiring arrangements (for reducing wiring throughout the keyboard) mean that sometimes multiple keys pressed at the same time will not appear distinct to Windows, and presses could be missed as a result. Thats why I went for joypads, already designed for gaming, with direct wiring relationships with the joystick panel on the cabinet, and picked up for less than the price of a new keyboard! 5 uk pounds. Keyboard membrane panels are also a pain to work with, and require touches, not something it would respond to too well from joystick axis motions. Just a few thoughts your way - I could be wrong!!! Stu Hi there
Are you the chap who posted in the comments section about my MAME machine on HackedGadgets.com?
I’m Stuart, the guy who built that MAME arcade machine.
I would have to say, its an interesting idea using a keyboard, but the problem with this is that you may find that because of the matrix wiring arrangements (for reducing wiring throughout the keyboard) mean that sometimes multiple keys pressed at the same time will not appear distinct to Windows, and presses could be missed as a result.
Thats why I went for joypads, already designed for gaming, with direct wiring relationships with the joystick panel on the cabinet, and picked up for less than the price of a new keyboard! 5 uk pounds.
Keyboard membrane panels are also a pain to work with, and require touches, not something it would respond to too well from joystick axis motions.
Just a few thoughts your way - I could be wrong!!!

Stu

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