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Brig Bother:
Hey there. I thought I'd ask you lot as I can't find any on the web.

Is there anything on the magic interweb you can use as a buzzer/lock-out whatever?

I'm thinking of something where, for example, I'm the judge on my control box, which their buzzers on their computers will connect to. I'll give a question on IRC, they hit their buzzers. My program works out which one pressed first, but also works out the delays between connections so it knows who buzzed first in real time? Does this make any sense?

Anyway, any ideas let me know.

parliboy:
It makes sense.  I had included a long-winded explanation about this stuff, but you already get it, so no need.  Basically, you're going to be looking for a system that uses the timestamp on the computer at the moment the question is delivered, the timestamp at the moment the answer is sent back, then subtracts the one from the other to compute true response time (assuming the user's computer is accurate)

Now that that's out of the way, the bad news:  No, I'm not personally aware of any publically available system like the one you're looking for.

Skynet74:
I remember hosting Game Shows with My Family when I was a kid. I would always use a regular Calculator as a Buzz in device. It worked great when we played Family Feud. One Family member put their finger on the One key and the opposing Family member would put their finger on the Three key. As soon as someone buzzed in their digit would show up first on the display. It's a Poor Mans Buzz in Device, but it performs using the exact same principle as a Big Game Show Buzzer and serves the purpose just as well.




John

DJDustman:
One thing I would Recommend...If you look on EBAY and look for Either Electric jeopardy or Sale of the Century Board Games, They come with Buzz-in Lock out devices.

zachhoran:
[quote name=\'DJDustman\' date=\'Nov 17 2003, 09:22 PM\'] One thing I would Recommend...If you look on EBAY and look for Either Electric jeopardy or Sale of the Century Board Games, They come with Buzz-in Lock out devices. [/quote]
 It was reported on Usenet a few years back that the Quizzard, the hexagonal six-person buzzer device coming with the 1986 $ale home game, was marketed separately around 1990.

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