On Sunday 07 December 2008, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >>On Sunday 07 December 2008, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: >>>Gene Heskett wrote: >>>>I went out to Wallies tonight to get some pills and looked the >>>> electronics dept. over pretty carefully, but nothing was labeled as >>>> 'PC', just PS2-3 and XBox, with one WII thrown in for good measure. And >>>> none were 'gameport' interfaces. >>>> >>>>I also checked the TigerDirect catalog and came up empty. >>>> >>>>So where would I look next to find one of these gismo's? >>> >>><http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826127204> >>> >>>I think that's the one - dual analog sticks, dual 4-direction "joypads", >>>multiple other buttons. >> >>And its USB. I thought that was a no-no on an emc machine? > >Plugging and unplugging USB devices is generally a bad idea, I think. >That causes a re-assignment of ID numbers across the entire USB >controller. I'm not sure if the higher speed bulk modes used by flash >devices are also a problem (I keep remembering that I saw issues with >kjournald on an IDE flash disk), and I think the problems people have >pointed out were all using USB storage devices. > >I use a USB mouse on most systems, and even a USB keyboard on some. > >- Steve > Well, the usb gismos are in the under $20 range. So I can afford to waste that maybe. Come to think of it, I am using a usb mouse on that box, so this shouldn't be any more invasive that that. Later when I feel like it, I have a cold ATM. Thanks.
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