A neophyte wanting to double check his setup with the pros. . .

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Posted by Rehpotsirhc on 2, 2001 at 5:36 PM:

You guys will never know how happy I am that I found this site. Now that I've read as much as I can I wanted to check with you guys to make sure I'm not missing anything. My goal is to have 2 joysticks with 2 separate boxes housing each. I'm going to install a Happ's Super 4-way/8-way, 4 Ultimate pushbuttons (the inward curved ones), and 1 momentary button in each case. I am not too confident about wiring things myself so I've decided to get an IPAC interface and install both joysticks into my USB port. I have a few questions that I'm sure many of you have already answered but I couldn't find definitive answers to them here so I figure I'll ask.

1. With two separate boxes for each joystick I'll probably have to put an IPAC in each box, does anyone foresee any problems with plugging 2 IPACS into 1 USB port? I don't really want to daisy chain them but I don't have much choice do I? I believe there is also a cable length maximum to contend with as well, correct?

2. I am hoping that these joysticks will be used for many of today's games and not just MAME and such, is that possible with the right drivers?

I realize that these questions are too general (and probably dumb and repetitive) but I'm just afraid that this is going to be over my head.

thanks in advance

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Daisychain them - see inside for SIMPLE solution ChrisW 6/03/2001 (0)
You can use 2 in USB mode but you need 2 USB ports.. . Andy Warne 6/03/2001 (0)
with so few inputs...I would use one I-Pac like this... Mr Arcade 6/03/2001 (1)
- oops....wire the controls in controller 2 to the matching MALE plug... (NT) Mr Arcade 6/03/2001 (0)
2pac questions jarr_d 6/02/2001 (2)
- 2Pac will be missed in the rap community... a great loss... ;) Snoop Doggy Dog 6/02/2001 (1)
  - I couldn't resist. [nt] jarr_d 6/03/2001 (0)
Re: A neophyte wanting to double check his setup with the pros. . . Cryofax 6/02/2001 (0)
Re: A neophyte wanting to double check his setup with the pros. . . Just Michael 6/02/2001 (0)
2 ipac pink 6/02/2001 (0)

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: You guys will never know how happy I am that I found this site. Now that I've read as much as I can I wanted to check with you guys to make sure I'm not missing anything. My goal is to have 2 joysticks with 2 separate boxes housing each. I'm going to install a Happ's Super 4-way/8-way, 4 Ultimate pushbuttons (the inward curved ones), and 1 momentary button in each case. I am not too confident about wiring things myself so I've decided to get an IPAC interface and install both joysticks into my USB port. I have a few questions that I'm sure many of you have already answered but I couldn't find definitive answers to them here so I figure I'll ask. : 1. With two separate boxes for each joystick I'll probably have to put an IPAC in each box, does anyone foresee any problems with plugging 2 IPACS into 1 USB port? I don't really want to daisy chain them but I don't have much choice do I? I believe there is also a cable length maximum to contend with as well, correct? : 2. I am hoping that these joysticks will be used for many of today's games and not just MAME and such, is that possible with the right drivers? : I realize that these questions are too general (and probably dumb and repetitive) but I'm just afraid that this is going to be over my head. : thanks in advance

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