We are the sole Australasian distributor for 
, who specialise in making keyboard encoders and other interface devices specifically designed for use in Home Arcade gaming.
They are simply the best components available and make the job of connecting arcade components to your PC very easy.
We use the I-PAC2, I-PAC4 and J-PAC Keyboard Encoders in our products, as well as many custom applications, and find them to be an excellent device.
All 3 models simply plug into the PS/2 Port of a PC or the USB Port of a PC or Mac and are automatically detected as a keyboard. All you do is wire up the microswitches from your pushbuttons and joysticks and they are detected by your computer as keystrokes.
The great thing about these encoders is that they have been purpose-built for Home Arcading and as such they do not suffer from key ghosting/blocking, unlike many DIY keyboard hacks that people have attempted. They are also fully programmable, so although they come ready to run with the default key inputs used by the popular MAME emulator, you can reprogram them to suit whatever program you wish to use.
The encoders come with a PS/2 Keyboard Extension cable and a USB conversion cable is available at additional cost. We also supply a CD containing the I-PAC programming utility along with comprehensive instructions. We strongly suggest you visit the Ultimarc website to get the full impact of what these encoders have to offer.
This encoder has 32 inputs available, which is enough to connect 2 joysticks with 8 buttons each, 2 player start buttons, 2 coin inputs and now has an additional 4 inputs for extra buttons or whatever else you may wish to include. This is more than enough to handle most DIY arcade cabinet projects.
They come with a PS/2 keyboard extension cable.
**NEW MODEL** - Now with 32 inputs.
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If you are creating a BIG 4 player cabinet, then this is the encoder for you. With 56 inputs you can connect up to 4 joysticks with 8 buttons each, along with 4 player start buttons and 4 coin inputs. That would make a very serious looking control panel!
They come with a PS/2 keyboard extension cable.
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If you have a JAMMA cabinet with an arcade monitor then the J-PAC will save you a lot of hassles. As you'll see from the picture it has a fingerboard which accepts a standard JAMMA harness, which allows you to connect the arcade monitor and all joysticks, buttons and coin slots without having to touch a single wire!
In addition to that, there is also an on-board video amplifier to ensure the correct signal is fed to the arcade monitor.
They come with a PS/2 keyboard extension cable and VGA cable.
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The Opti-PAC (Optical Interface for PC to Arcade Controls) enables you to connect optical-type arcade control devices, such as trackballs and spinners, to a PC for use with emulators such as MAME.
It connects via USB and is configurable for up to 2 trackballs and 4 spinners depending on the method of connection used. More information can be obtained from Ultimarc.
They come with a USB cable.
Please note the AGP version of the video card is no longer available.
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These are simply THE BEST video cards available for connecting a 15Khz Arcade Monitor to PC.
You can also connect an ordinary PC monitor and get all the resolutions of the 15Khz monitor plus conventional higher Windows resolutions.
INCLUDES CRT AND LCD (DVI) DIGITAL MONITORS.
Also supports 25Khz resolutions on multi-frequency monitors.
It emulates the original game board's graphics hardware closer than has ever been possible before, and allows DOS MAME and MAME32 to run almost all games at their native resolutions without hardware stretching, scan converters or other degradation.
Displays all boot, DOS and Windows screens with NO special configuration or special driver software in either operating system. You have a choice of Windows desktop resolutions including interlaced and non-interlaced modes. Virtual-desktop mode is supported in XP and 2000, so you can run a desktop of 1024 X 768 and auto-pan.
No MAME monitor configuration is necessary, no need even to tell MAME you have an arcade monitor. The ArcadeVGA can be connected via J-PAC, Video Amp, or directly through a VGA cable.
This is a standalone video amplifier which converts the 1 Volt output from a VGA card into 4 Volts required by most arcade monitors.
The circuitry is exactly the same as that used on the J-PAC and uses a high-bandwidth video amplifier chip. It provides an easy way of fixing a "dim" arcade monitor installation by boosting the signal input to the same level as a "real" game board.
It comes supplied with a VGA cable for connection to your PC and has screw terminals for direct connection of the video wiring from the monitor.
