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Active PS/2 to USB adaptor?

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exia:
I have this one from dealextreme

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1440

ch_123:
It doesn't look like an active adapter to me. Passive adapters will work fine with newer boards, but older keyboards like the Model M often refuse to work with them at all.

keyb_gr:
If it has two PS/2 ports, it's 99.9% certain that it's active. And as we all know, active adapters still vary a good bit in performance.

ch_123:

--- Quote from: keyb_gr;147387 ---If it has two PS/2 ports, it's 99.9% certain that it's active. And as we all know, active adapters still vary a good bit in performance.
--- End quote ---


The one linked is transparent, and it didn't really look like there was much going on inside of it, or whether there was enough room for the chip.

Either way, as you say, not all adapters are equal. Better off with the stuff that has been proven to work.

exia:
there is a chip inside of it

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