Found problem with I-PAC and shift function

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Posted by Pagan on 22, 2000 at 7:41 PM:

Hi!
I'm using an I-PAC board inside my cabinet to control 2 8-way joysticks and 6 buttons on each player, P1 and P2 start buttons, coin1 and coin2.
The problem is that the P1 start button (shift button) only works when no other key is depressed.
I found this problem quite annoying. Imagine the following scenario:
Two players are playing together and the first dies and wants to continue...he presses the coin1 button and then P1 start button. If player two continues to press his buttons, player 1 cannot start. He has to wait that player 2 stops pressing his buttons or moving joystick to start playing or ask player two to stop.

The only solution that I think of is to use other button as P1 remaping it on MAME...in my case button 7 of player 1 or 2. And then configure ArcadeOS to use button 7 as the shift key.

Other than this I-PAC rocks.

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NOTE: Please note Andy's response below! JustinT 8/24/2000 (0)
If anyone hears back from Andy, please post info here so that we don't all flood him with email. (NT) Nickster 8/23/2000 (0)
THAT'S IT!!!! EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM. Thank you! Agent Davi 8/23/2000 (0)
Re: Found problem with I-PAC and shift function Ron Pool 8/22/2000 (5)
- Re: Found problem with I-PAC and shift function Ryan 8/22/2000 (4)
  - Re: Found problem with I-PAC and shift function Pagan 8/22/2000 (3)
    - Re: Found problem with I-PAC and shift function Andy Warne 8/24/2000 (1)
      - So what do we do about this? Nickster 8/24/2000 (0)
    - Andy will be back on Sept 7. JustinT 8/23/2000 (0)

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: Hi! : I'm using an I-PAC board inside my cabinet to control 2 8-way joysticks and 6 buttons on each player, P1 and P2 start buttons, coin1 and coin2. : The problem is that the P1 start button (shift button) only works when no other key is depressed. : I found this problem quite annoying. Imagine the following scenario: : Two players are playing together and the first dies and wants to continue...he presses the coin1 button and then P1 start button. If player two continues to press his buttons, player 1 cannot start. He has to wait that player 2 stops pressing his buttons or moving joystick to start playing or ask player two to stop. : The only solution that I think of is to use other button as P1 remaping it on MAME...in my case button 7 of player 1 or 2. And then configure ArcadeOS to use button 7 as the shift key. : Other than this I-PAC rocks.

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