Posted by Nefarious on 2, 2000 at 7:27 PM:
In Reply to: Re: Almost Univerisal interface + some psx questions posted by Andy Desak on 2, 2000 at 10:44 AM:
I believe I am doing the same thing as flip. I have a Happ Super-8 in a Radio Shack project box with 8 buttons (6 push buttons - Street Fighter style and 2 for start and coin). I chopped a 25' DB25 male-to-male cable in half. I wired 24 of the 25 wires to the microswitches (pin 1 = Joy UP (hot), pin 2 = Joy UP (GND), etc.)
Now I can create what I call "modules." Any system that I want to connect to has it's own module. Inside the PC's would be a keyboard hack, inside the Dreamcast a hacked Quantum Fighter Pad, and so on. I solder the connections from the hacks to a female DB25 with solder cups, then all I have to do is connect the joysticks cable to the module and life is good!
As soon as I get some time I will have a webpage with pics and a write up of the project.
-Nefarious