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This issue is slightly alleviated in modern times with the advent of the PS/2-to-USB adapter: users can just leave a PS/2 connector plugged into the PS/2-to-USB adapter at all times and not risk damaging the pins this way. A USB-to-PS/2 adapter does not have this problem.
An official PlayStation 2 USB keyboard and mouse came bundled as part of the Linux for PlayStation 2 kit, which turns any original model PS2 into a Linux computer. Any other standard USB keyboard and mouse will also work. In addition to the Linux kit, there were a handful of games that used a keyboard and mouse or just a mouse or trackball.
Linux for PlayStation 2 (or PS2 Linux) is a kit released by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2002 that allows the PlayStation 2 console to be used as a personal computer.It included a Linux-based operating system, a USB keyboard and mouse, a VGA adapter, a PS2 network adapter (Ethernet only), and a 40 GB hard disk drive (HDD).
Note: Version 8.0 and above dropped PS/2 support for the following list. As even adapters can't assist, [clarification needed] Microsoft keeps version 7.1 as an offered download for users who still own keyboards with PS/2 connectors (instead of USB).
The keyboard controller also handles PS/2 mouse input if a PS/2 mouse port is present. Today the keyboard controller is either a unit inside a Super I/O device or is missing, having its keyboard and mouse functions handled by a USB controller and its role in controlling the A20 line becoming integrated into the chipset's northbridge and then ...
The keyboard was reconfigurable to use the Dvorak layout by selecting the appropriate driver in Windows. [35] The accessory keypad connected using an RJ11 connector. [36] A USB version was released in 2004; it uses a passive adapter for PS/2 compatibility. [8] With the USB update, the keypad was revised to incorporate a USB hub. [37]
The bus was in use until the mid-1990s, when HP substituted PS/2 technology for HIL. The PS/2 peripherals were themselves replaced with USB-connected models. The HIL bus is a daisy-chain of up to 7 devices, running at a raw clock speed of 8 MHz. Each HIL device typically has an output connector, and an input connector to which the next device ...
Simple adapters exist both for plugging PS/2-hardware into USB sockets, as well as for plugging USB-hardware into PS/2 sockets. -- Alexey Topol 16:31, 27 March 2010 (UTC) Yes, a section about adapters is appropriate. I bought an inexpensive adapter to connect a Logitech M-S48 PS/2 mouse and a Microsoft PS/2 Intellimouse to USB sockets.