i'm learning so many things about PS/2 keyboards and mice and literally every single thing about them is incredibly poorly designed
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if this is the bar USB had to compete with, yes, USB is actually better, in spite of also being incredibly poorly designed
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Replying to @jon_roelofs
either 1) mouse/keyboard that supports both protocols or 2) an active adapter that has an USB host/PS/2 device inside
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Replying to @whitequark @jon_roelofs
I don't think the latter exist. Even today, USB mice/keyboards very often are still PS/2 compatible. Back in the day it would've been a hilarious waste of money to make active converters like that.
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Replying to @marcan42 @jon_roelofs
I vaguely recall seeing (2) but I'm not actually certain they exist.
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It appears that some obscenely expensive ones do exist https://www.cdw.ca/product/black-box-usb-to-ps-2-converter/5228385 … Though I've only ever seen the opposite (ps/2 to usb) in person.
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Yeah, active PS/2 to USB is definitely a thing, I have a couple.
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