Posted by RoarCade on 21, 2001 at 1:13 PM:
In Reply to: Re: 49 way joystick in MAME? posted by jh on 21, 2001 at 12:31 PM:
How is this grid of photocells interpreted by the end-system? The reason I'm asking is that maybe a rotary/optical kind of interface similar to a mouse controller via the PS/2 or serial port might be able to pull it off.
conceivably, a mouse cursor can go in many more than 49 directions, depending on the resolution, speed and angle of the ball movement.
: I don't know of anybody that's ever come up with an interface for that thing. I've asked on this board and others with no replies. It uses a grid of photocells to sort of emulate an analog response, so a mechanincal interface would be tricky, and MAME software support will be very unlikely as well. If anybody does come up with a solution, please post it - I'd love to know!