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Subject:    Re: PCI-E to PS2
From:       Tim via users <users () lists ! fedoraproject ! org>
Date:       2024-02-14 14:35:04
Message-ID: 36b250d024b38c65eafd6f34ca0727586e4f1ff1.camel () yahoo ! com ! au
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Tim:
>> I'm kind of surprised someone still has PS/2 keyboard/mouse that they'd
>> like to keep using.

ToddAndMargo:
> One word.  It is a "Unicomp".  Best typist keyboard ever made.

I was always partial to the IBM Selectric typewriter keyboards.  But,
these days, I'm using $30 mechanical gaming cheapies from Kmart.  For a
touch-typist (me) they're reasonably good.  Better than many of the
pretend high quality $100+ ones you see in many stores.  They're
probably *ALL* made for $3 in China, anyway.  About the only things
I'd complain about them on them are too noisy and too sharp edges on
the keys.  I do prefer keyboards that clunk rather than squoosh, but
clackety-clack ones drive me around the bend.

You might just have to try a few different *active* converters, then. 
Or, go the whole hog, and get one of those overblown Raspberry Pi kits
just used as a keyboard converter.

That, or get yourself a newer Unicomp...

At least an old-school keyboard doesn't have those extra media keys
which are a non-standard extension to deal with.  Though the really old
ones are the 5-pin DIN connectors (XT/AT), not PS/2, and may require
more power to run.

I was surprised that my 2017/2018-era motherboard still had PS/2 ports
on it.  I dunno if any motherboards have hidden ones (jumpers on the
motherboard for a flylead to a socket panel).  Daughterboard PCI-E
interfaces may allow you to use PS/2 keyboards once booted up, but
aren't likely to be working before that.  Boot menus may be a problem. 
You could keep a crappy cheapy USB keyboard stashed away for if you
need to change BIOS or UEFI settings.

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