yea so monitor did work. so i bought a tv, 2 tvs in fact. neither fit until i took them apart. so my dumbass took apart a brand new 24" flat screen and a 25" tube. Of course i decided the 25" tube was much better as it is exactly the same size and mount as the old screen, the only downside is no svideo. hopefully it wont be too bad though.
I decided to buy all the buttons and joysticks localy, i ended up with some happs super joysticks and some generic buttons. havent got any use yet but they seem decent.
No room for track ball

I am just gonna use my ati remote wonder for times when i might need a bit of mouse control.
I ordered the keywiz max one. hopefully it will be in this week and then after i am done with the sanding and painting i can hook it up and give it all a test run.
Everything is going great with it now by biggest worry at this point is marquee, cp, monitor side, and side graphics.