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Title: Recommendations for good ps2 to usb adapter?
Post by: dantan on Sat, 15 April 2017, 00:45:21
I need a good ps2 to usb adapter for an old keyboard.

I've read that bluecube is the best https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=9351.0
but I need something with a small head thanks to the tight spaces between my usb ports. Head must be as small and flat as possible otherwise I cannot stick my other usb devices.

would love to hear who has any good suggestions. I have gone through a bunch of Chinese cheap devices and they simply aren't reliable enough. Sometimes I get a bunch of keys repeated likkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkke this or else













returns endlessly.
Title: Re: Recommendations for good ps2 to usb adapter?
Post by: Tactile on Sat, 15 April 2017, 02:38:26
What about a blue cube combined with something like this (http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-2-0-Mini-A-Male-to-Female-Extension-Cable-Cord-A-A-M-F-3-FT-3-/300774292269)?
Title: Re: Recommendations for good ps2 to usb adapter?
Post by: dantan on Sat, 15 April 2017, 03:05:52
What about a blue cube combined with something like this (http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-2-0-Mini-A-Male-to-Female-Extension-Cable-Cord-A-A-M-F-3-FT-3-/300774292269)?


I do have extension cords, but really not keen. I mean, I'm already connecting an old Ps2 keyboard to a ps2 to usb converter, and now I still have to use another cable. Doesn't that just increase the chances of signals screwing up?

What horrifies me most, is if I go away from my computer, and five minutes later return to see the system messed up because the keyboard was sending trillions of keypresses in my absence.
Title: Re: Recommendations for good ps2 to usb adapter?
Post by: NoChance on Fri, 30 June 2017, 16:02:48
I've used this one http://amznly.com/3kc (http://amznly.com/3kc) with an AT101W with success.

I recommend a 1-2 inch USB extender for the fit problem.