28 Dec
2019
28 Dec
'19
9:04 a.m.
On Sat, Dec 28, 2019 at 5:39 AM Pete Turnbull via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Those old adapters are definitely just passive wiring,
and were commonly
supplied with dual-standard mice. That's why they're green.
I have green ones for mice, and purple ones for keyboards (same
signals on USB side, different pins on PS/2 side).
They only work with devices that inherently support
both protocols.
Yep. I don't even know which of my keyboards work with the adapter,
but I should probably test a few and mark them and set them aside for
90s machines/projects (like Amiga PS/2 keyboard adapters which were
popular at one point because of the scarcity and cost of genuine Amiga
keyboards).
-ethan