ps2 to usb adapters
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@pattonb said in ps2 to usb adapters:
Has anybody had success using ps2 to usb adapters ? ( specifically for keyboards)
I have one and can't get the keyboard recognized, I still have a few "favourite" ps2 keyboards. Does it make any sense, to cut off the ps2 end, and replace with usb ?
thanks in advance.
Hanging on to that Fujitsu QWERTY special for that just-in-case moment you need to QWERTY some perp breaking into your office? ;0)
The best keyboard for the buck right now is the Microsoft Surface Ergonomic Keyboard with great key texture and it's Bluetooth so no dongles needed. If a standard style is needed then the Surface Keyboard is great.
I have wrench slinger wrists so an ergonomic is needed for me.
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@pattonb said in ps2 to usb adapters:
Has anybody had success using ps2 to usb adapters ? ( specifically for keyboards)
I have one and can't get the keyboard recognized, I still have a few "favourite" ps2 keyboards. Does it make any sense, to cut off the ps2 end, and replace with usb ?
thanks in advance.
I have had luck with these for my Raritan KVM.
https://www.amazon.com/Belkin-USB-PS-2-Adapter/dp/B000ELSXFY
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@pmoncho said in ps2 to usb adapters:
@pattonb said in ps2 to usb adapters:
Has anybody had success using ps2 to usb adapters ? ( specifically for keyboards)
I have one and can't get the keyboard recognized, I still have a few "favourite" ps2 keyboards. Does it make any sense, to cut off the ps2 end, and replace with usb ?
thanks in advance.
I have had luck with these for my Raritan KVM.
https://www.amazon.com/Belkin-USB-PS-2-Adapter/dp/B000ELSXFY
Then you can convert it to USB C
Do not pay $30 for an adapter. Get a modern USB mechanical keyboard for a few bucks more lol
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@IRJ correct, You can buy these for about $2.00 ( from China), as I just did, and will
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@IRJ sadly, have my "attachments" and a couple of my old keyboards fall into that category, they have worked for "oh so many years" and just keep on working, thus
my attachments.
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@pattonb said in ps2 to usb adapters:
@IRJ sadly, have my "attachments" and a couple of my old keyboards fall into that category, they have worked for "oh so many years" and just keep on working, thus
my attachments.I get it. I happen to like that style and feel myself. Build yourself a nice keyboard some day. You'll really like it.
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@scottalanmiller said in ps2 to usb adapters:
@pattonb said in ps2 to usb adapters:
Does it make any sense, to cut off the ps2 end, and replace with usb ?
USB is a wholly different technology than PS/2. One is digital, one is analogue.
No, they're actually both digital. And serial communication as well.
Your probably thinking about vga versus dvi/hdmi.
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@pattonb said in ps2 to usb adapters:
@IRJ correct, You can buy these for about $2.00 ( from China), as I just did, and will
see how well they work.You should try it thoroughly. Some scancodes (=id of the key) hust doesn't work with some adapters - for no good reason I might add..
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@Pete-S said in ps2 to usb adapters:
@scottalanmiller said in ps2 to usb adapters:
@pattonb said in ps2 to usb adapters:
Does it make any sense, to cut off the ps2 end, and replace with usb ?
USB is a wholly different technology than PS/2. One is digital, one is analogue.
No, they're actually both digital. And serial communication as well.
Your probably thinking about vga versus dvi/hdmi.
No, I was thinking of the PS/2, I was just wrong. There's a difference between confused and wrong. LOL
https://www.nutsvolts.com/magazine/article/get-ascii-data-from-ps-2-keyboards
Yeah, that's digital signaling.
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@scottalanmiller said in ps2 to usb adapters:
No, I was thinking of the PS/2, I was just wrong. There's a difference between confused and wrong. LOL
Happens to everyone
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If I really think about is, most keyboards prior to PS/2 were using more traditional serial adapters. Which were digital. Duh.
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@scottalanmiller said in ps2 to usb adapters:
If I really think about is, most keyboards prior to PS/2 were using more traditional serial adapters. Which were digital. Duh.
Actually the first IBM PCs used the same type of electrical interface but a different connector, a 5 pin DIN.
The mouse was a real 9-pin serial DSUB at first though. If my memory is correct LOL
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@Pete-S said in ps2 to usb adapters:
@scottalanmiller said in ps2 to usb adapters:
If I really think about is, most keyboards prior to PS/2 were using more traditional serial adapters. Which were digital. Duh.
Actually the first IBM PCs used the same type of electrical interface but a different connector, a 5 pin DIN.
The mouse was a real 9-pin serial DSUB at first though. If my memory is correct LOL
Sounds right. I had a lot of those DSUB mice in the old days. Originally the ones that I used shared that DSUB with the joysticks.
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