Can you mod a pc keyboard/mouse to dc????

sivioke · Post by **sivioke** » Thu Apr 18, 2002 3:21 pm

Is it possible to mod a mouse and keyboard from a computer to work on the dreamcast????? I have games like solider of forture, unreal and quake theree that would be awsome!!!!!! if you could use a mouse a keyboaerd. any help would be appreciated thanks.

Oz · Post by Oz » Thu Apr 18, 2002 4:15 pm

Im sure you can, but why bother hacking up a perfectly good keyboard and mouse when you can just by an adapter for less then $10.

pkScary · Post by **pkScary** » Thu Apr 18, 2002 4:46 pm

in the US, Dreamcast keyboards cost $8.50.......mice $15.00......

Oz · Post by Oz » Thu Apr 18, 2002 4:52 pm

I didnt realize they were that cheap now. I paid $20 for my dc keyboard and $25 for the mouse. On the other hand, I bought a LAN adapter when they were $59, and I could probably sell it on ebay for 3x that, but I dont think I'm gonna anytime soon.

Moe the Bartender · Post by **Moe the Bartender** » Thu Apr 18, 2002 6:27 pm

I tink people should stop saying "you can just buy it". This is the Hardware modification forum.

Moe the Bartender · Post by **Moe the Bartender** » Thu Apr 18, 2002 6:27 pm

sorry for the double post.

pkScary · Post by **pkScary** » Thu Apr 18, 2002 6:33 pm

I'm all for modding, but not if it's impractical

OO7TDD · Post by **OO7TDD** » Thu Apr 18, 2002 8:16 pm

modding is what its all about. its better to make things from scratch. well to wired o's like me enjoy it more. sure i can spend $10 on an adapter, but if i build it theres a 40% chance it wont work and a 10% chance it may blow up. now that is what it is all about.

Post by **Roofus** » Thu Apr 18, 2002 8:23 pm

You can get a PS2 to Dreamcast converter from Lik-Sang, but it's 15 dollars, plus the cost of the keyboard. I got the cheap Dreamcast keyboard from Funco Land for 10 dollars and I didn't have to wait for it in the mail.

mog_MKII · Post by **mog_MKII** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 7:42 am

Only a 10% chance it will explode??? WOW I MUST BE LUCKY

Hatecrime69 · Post by **Hatecrime69** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 8:58 am

Heh, i got a new keyboard and mouse (both sega brand, although for the mouse i wish it wasn't) for $10 each from an eb (before it became a gamestop)

I@N · Post by **I@N** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 1:43 pm

To answer your original question, no you cannot mod PC Keyboards / Mice to work on a DC.

In order for peripherals to be recognised by the DC they need a special Maple Bus chip, as far as I am aware you cannot buy these chips off the shelf, and even if you could it would be very complex to get it to work.

The converters from Lik-Sang are the only way to get PC stuff to work on the DC.

I hope this helps

Post by **I.M. Weasel** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 2:54 am

what happens if the little converter blows up.
is the dc toast?

id rather spend $10 on an adapter and $1.00 on a PC keyboard and mouse(that i can replace )
then $30 for a DC keyboard and mouse.

Besides wait 2 years and you'll be ale to get DC keyboard for $3.00

tom61a · Post by **tom61a** » Wed Apr 24, 2002 6:46 pm

Grandpa Simpson wrote: id rather spend $10 on an adapter and $1.00 on a PC keyboard and mouse(that i can replace )
then $30 for a DC keyboard and mouse.

You need TWO adapters one for the mouse, one for the keyboard.

brain_donor · Post by **brain_donor** » Thu Apr 25, 2002 12:45 pm

I paid 10 bucks for a used keyboard at funcoland, but I was pissed to find new ones selling for 10 too at media play, and they had a whole stack of them. 10 bucks for a new dc keyboard? sounds like a deal to me!

yoshi65001 · Post by **yoshi65001** » Thu Apr 25, 2002 7:48 pm

there are two things you cant buy for dreamcast though..

1) laser mouse
2) wave keyboard

brain_donor · Post by **brain_donor** » Fri Apr 26, 2002 12:29 am

yoshi65001 wrote:there are two things you cant buy for dreamcast though..

1) laser mouse
2) wave keyboard

True, but if you're into modding, and just want an excuse to mess around, you could hack a dc keyboard into a wave case. Nothing you can do if you want the laser mouse though.

Can you mod a pc keyboard/mouse to dc????

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