I find I-PAC superior in one aspect, it got shift keys! (read on)


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Posted by EmuMannen on 10, 2000 at 9:34 AM:

In Reply to: Hagstrom vs I-PAC posted by Chuck on 9, 2000 at 8:41 PM:

I find I-PAC superior in one aspect, it got shift keys! I don’t want my CP to be bloated with maintenance keys like Tab, Enter, Pause etc. I want my CP to look as close to an original as possible, shifting keys is making that possible for me. I think you can get the same functionality with a Hagstrom encoder if you use AOS (superior front end by the way) but you will then have to depend on AOS or some other kind of key re-mapping software. I find it better to have this kind of functionality built in the hardware.

/ EmuMannen

: I have a couple of questions about keyboard encoders. I am building a CP with 2 sets of sticks/buttons, a trackball and a spinner. I am currently considering the Happ trackball, and the Futura spinner. I am unclear about a couple of things:

: 1. Does the Hagstrom encoder (with trackball support) have any advantages over the I-PAC/Opti-PAC combo? It is over twice as expensive.

: 2. I thought that the Happ trackball needed a power support. I think it will plug into the Hagstrom encoder. Is that true? What about the Opti-PAC?

: Thanks for any help.

: Chuck




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