11 Dec
2008
11 Dec
'08
1:57 a.m.
On Wed, 10 Dec 2008, Erik Klein wrote:
Or just buy the USB dongle thingie at
www.clickykeyboards.com (specifically
the USB to PS/2 Adapter at
http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm/fa/items.main/parentcat/11298/subca
tid/0/id/124184)
I went to that page just out of curiosity, and what should I say... don't
trust them. Their "typical examples of passive ps/2 to USB adapters that
are not true ps/2 to USB signal converters" are just wrong. For example,
the second one from the left is a real converter that I am actually using
to connect my "Model M" (IBM has never called the keyboard model M) and my
old IBM PS/2 mouse via USB to a modern computer.
And what is this supposed to mean: "Simple ps/2 to USB adapters do not use
specific software drivers" (but their expensive converter does?)
And they want 18$ ?!? And it doesn't even handle PS/2 mice? Well, I'd
prefer buying the 1.50$ one as mentioned before.
Christian