Re: OT USB to PS/2 adapters

    A corollary to RTFM is Look at the Stupid Device. It had Radio Shack
    molded into the front and even had a part #. on the back. Duh!

    I was setting up my wife's new box and of course had the same issue
    there, so I got on my horse & got myself over to Radio Shack.
    The durn thing cost $20, but now everything works!

    The USB 1 vs USB 2 makes sense. I'm pretty sure that I'd
    successfully used those simple adapters sometime in the past, but
    everything's USB 2 now, going to 3.

    Mark Jarvis

    Lisa Kachold wrote:

Hi Guys!

On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 11:07 AM, JD

        Austin 

<jd@twingeckos.com>

        wrote:

          I've had that same experience with ps2 to usb adaptors; It
          seems the more expensive ones work better (electronics in the
          middle) but it's hit or miss.  I've gradually phased PS2
          devices out in favor of usb devices.

On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 11:04 AM,

                Mark Jarvis 

<m.jarvis@cox.net>

                wrote:

                  I have a relatively new (<1yr) PC without PS/2
                  keyboard & mouse connectors. I've accumulated 4
                  USB to PS/2 adapters. Three are just 6" cables with a
                  USB male on one end and a PS/2 female on the other.
                  The fourth is similar, but has a large oval-ish thing
                  in the middle of the cable. My MS ergonomic keyboard
                  has a PS/2 connector and will not work when connected
                  using one of the three plain adapters, but will with
                  the fourth.

                  I'd like to understand a) why, and b) where to buy a
                  couple more of the adapters that do work (for another
                  project).

                  Any help from the incredibly knowledgeable PLUG-ers
                  will be gratefully appreciated.

                  Thanks in advance,

                  Mark Jarvis

<snip> 

      It has to do with the specifications between USB 1.0 and 2.0 which
      require different power where the cables must also contain that
      capacity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus

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