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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: nerp on Wed, 16 November 2011, 11:00:48
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Hey all. Been a while. I'm using my 27" iMac mostly, these days, and would like to use my original Model M instead of my Unicomp Customizer. Does anyone know of a good PS/2 to USB adapter that shouldn't pose too many problems? I do boot into Windows using Boot Camp for Counterstrike:Source so it would be ideal if the board worked both in OSX and Windows. If someone has a link to a known working adapter, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Regards!
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Here (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=PS2-to-USB+adapters)
There are at least a few options:
The Blue Cube, you may need a cable extender on the iMac.
The Y-mouse, allows for 2 PS/2 units to be plugged in and has some features that may be of use since you are on Mac.
Perhaps a couple others.
I use iMac as well.
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I've used this (http://www.dealextreme.com/p/usb-to-ps-2-cable-adapter-15cm-length-45594) with a Model M on my MacPro3,1.
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With blue cube I had some weird issues - like sending some key codes wrong so the text input was working fine but some system or game shortcuts didn't work.
Also it almost never worked after boot - you had to disconnect and reconnect either keyboard or the adapter. This prevented from using Model M in boot selector (where you have to press option key on boot).
I've recently (a month ago or so) upgraded blue cube to Belkin 2x PS/2 to USB converter and so far I had no issues. As far as I know Belkin is no longer making those adapters but they still show up on eBay and are really cheap - see here:
http://www.ebay.pl/itm/Belkin-USB-PS-2-Adapter-/380383517832?pt=UK_Computing_NetworkCards_RL&hash=item58909fdc88#ht_500wt_922
I'm using it on Mac Pro 5.1 with triple boot to OS X Lion, Ubuntu 11.10 and Windows 7, it works perfectly on all those systems without any additional drivers.
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I just ordered the one kps posted a link to. Thanks for the responses, everyone.