Re: DS15 systems have arrived

From: Rik Steenwinkel (rsteenw_at_xs4all.nl)
Date: 10/07/03 

Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 15:07:55 +0200

On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 03:56:30 UTC, healyzh@aracnet.com wrote:

} OK, I'm not sure how to take this, does the adapter convert USB-to-PS2, or
} PS2-to-USB?

With most, if not all, current keyboards and mice that come with a
USB-to-PS2 converter (keyboard/mouse cable ends in USB plug, a small
USB-socket-to-PS2-plug allows it to plug into a PS2 machine), the
converter itself is pretty dumb, and the logic inside the kbd or mouse
is dual-protocol, detecting whether it's connected to USB or to PS2
via the adapter thingie. The adapter is useless for any device but
that keyboard or mouse.

Going the other way, from a PS2 keyboard and mouse to a system having
only USB you'll need a converter like
http://startech.com/ststore/itemdetail.cfm?ProductID=USB2PS2&topbar=to
pbaruf.htm . There are also USB hubs that offer this, and often a
serial and parallel port as well.
 
} I've seen a PS2-to-USB converter and have been thinking very seriously about
} getting one to try on my PowerMac (I want a decent logitech 3-button mouse).
} I'm already using an ADB-to-USB converter so that I can have a decent
} keyboard on the system.

Why would you want a PS2-to-USB converter when almost all Logitech
mice are already USB, and could plug into the ADB-to-USB converter
(don't you mean USB-to-ADB?), by way of an USB hub if necessary?

I'd also try putting a USB interface card into the machine, of course
when supported by the OS version you're running. 

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