7 Nov
2011
7 Nov
'11
8:14 p.m.
Jules Richardson wrote:
Chuck Guzis wrote:
It's that the M takes more power than most USB adapters are capable of
providing. You need to use a better quality adapter. If you go to
clickykeyboards.com, they have some suggestions.
As for me, I use the same Model M I've been using since 1987. I also
have a 104-key Unicomp Customizer USB and a Unicomp EnduraPro that I use
sometimes.
Peace... Sridhar
If you have a PS/2-interface keyboard that you
really like, spend some
money on a real PS/2-to-USB *converter*, not just a connector adapter
(which most cheap ones are).
I've got a converter which I use to connect my Model M - oddly enough
I've seen the same sort of behavior that Mark hints at, in that very
occasionally the system will seem to think that a key has been held
down, and will cough out repeat keypresses.
I've never been able to tell if it's the converter, the keyboard, the
PC-side USB hardware, or something within Linux's USB layer. If it is
the converter, maybe it's specific only to a certain model (or models).
The M is such a delight to type on that it's only a minor inconvenience
to me, though!