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XT to ps2 via KVM switch?
« on: Sun, 03 May 2009, 11:38:04 »
This may be a stupid question, but is it possible to use this part from a kvm switch to convert XT to ps2? I asked the seller if this was possible, she said that it is, although I wonder if something wasn't lost in the translation (she speaks Cantonese I think).

I'm holding out hope that some sort of solution for XT-PS2 will materialize, although I realize this topic may be :deadhorse:

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« Reply #1 on: Sun, 03 May 2009, 12:01:12 »
Nah, won't work. The signals produced by the XT and AT are incompatible. All that piece does is convert from one connector to the other and provide a slight boost to the signal.

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« Reply #2 on: Sun, 03 May 2009, 12:13:47 »
There's an XT->PS/2 converter on clickykeyboards.com, but it costs $100.
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XT to ps2 via KVM switch?
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 03 May 2009, 13:18:08 »
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Nah, won't work. The signals produced by the XT and AT are incompatible.
That's what I feared, thanks for the fast response.

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There's an XT->PS/2 converter on clickykeyboards.com, but it costs $100.
Yeah, it's way over-priced and from what I could tell, only works with the 84-key terminals. I wish someone could whip something up using the kbdbabel info.