Re:For a really big trackball...
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Mouse or Trackball?
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I have a happ 3" trackball in my MAME arcade which uses WinXP and Mame32 as it's front end, so the trackball gets plenty of use as a mouse in that machine. The only real problem with it is that it's not very handy to use it one handed (the precision and feel is great, they are super quality track balls, much heavier feeling than most so you can get "momentum" going on a roll). With the buttons mounted above it, you pretty much have to have one hand on the trackball and one hand on the buttons. It works good in my arcade, but I wouldn't want to have to work like that...
Great book and great site...
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Project Arcade
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Like others have said, the author of this book runs the site arcadecontrols.com, which has a very active community with tons of great info. I stumbled on the site a while back (before hearing about the book) and it has become a fun hobby (making arcades and such). We are just finishing our 5th arcade now (a custom cocktail cabinet). It just never gets old.
I would suggest checking out the site to get a feel for the hobby and then buying the book once you're ready to build. Most of the content from the book is available in the forums on his site, but it is worth having a nice book with all of the info in a centralized easy to find location when you're ready to build.
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I have a happ 3" trackball in my MAME arcade which uses WinXP and Mame32 as it's front end, so the trackball gets plenty of use as a mouse in that machine. The only real problem with it is that it's not very handy to use it one handed (the precision and feel is great, they are super quality track balls, much heavier feeling than most so you can get "momentum" going on a roll). With the buttons mounted above it, you pretty much have to have one hand on the trackball and one hand on the buttons. It works good in my arcade, but I wouldn't want to have to work like that...
Like others have said, the author of this book runs the site arcadecontrols.com, which has a very active community with tons of great info. I stumbled on the site a while back (before hearing about the book) and it has become a fun hobby (making arcades and such). We are just finishing our 5th arcade now (a custom cocktail cabinet). It just never gets old. I would suggest checking out the site to get a feel for the hobby and then buying the book once you're ready to build. Most of the content from the book is available in the forums on his site, but it is worth having a nice book with all of the info in a centralized easy to find location when you're ready to build.