G
George
I see this for about $6 at Newegg:
http://www.byteccusa.com/product/adapter/bt-2000.htm
It lets you connect both a PS/2 keyboard and mouse to one USB socket
on your computer (for laptops which have no PS/2 ports).
Just looking at it, and with the price being so low, it appears that
this may just be straight-through wiring, with no processing or
logic circuitry at all.
If that's true, then I'm confused. I'm no expert on either the PS/2
or USB protocols, but I just always thought they were not
compatible, as well as being pretty complicated (well, USB, at
least). Particularly if, as is the case with this adapter, you
parallel two separate devices at the input. I've checked on my old
desktop, and the two PS/2 ports are not paralleled - only the power
and ground pins are common.
So I guess I'm saying that I'm surprised this works. Does anyone
have an explanation, or even a link to an explanation?
I just got a new laptop, and just assumed I would need to buy new
USB keyboard and mouse stuff for those times when I just need to go
faster than the laptop's touchpad and keyboard will permit. But
apparently not. And I really really really like my old keyboard and
mouse. So this is officially nifty if it works.
http://www.byteccusa.com/product/adapter/bt-2000.htm
It lets you connect both a PS/2 keyboard and mouse to one USB socket
on your computer (for laptops which have no PS/2 ports).
Just looking at it, and with the price being so low, it appears that
this may just be straight-through wiring, with no processing or
logic circuitry at all.
If that's true, then I'm confused. I'm no expert on either the PS/2
or USB protocols, but I just always thought they were not
compatible, as well as being pretty complicated (well, USB, at
least). Particularly if, as is the case with this adapter, you
parallel two separate devices at the input. I've checked on my old
desktop, and the two PS/2 ports are not paralleled - only the power
and ground pins are common.
So I guess I'm saying that I'm surprised this works. Does anyone
have an explanation, or even a link to an explanation?
I just got a new laptop, and just assumed I would need to buy new
USB keyboard and mouse stuff for those times when I just need to go
faster than the laptop's touchpad and keyboard will permit. But
apparently not. And I really really really like my old keyboard and
mouse. So this is officially nifty if it works.