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Offline bluejeans

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Cheap ps/2 compatible mech board?
« on: Mon, 29 January 2018, 05:30:29 »
Preferably cherry blue.  All the ones I've seen are $100+, I just want to use one on a 486 that doesn't have pci slots for a usb card.
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Re: Cheap ps/2 compatible mech board?
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 29 January 2018, 09:11:16 »
Why not just get a cheap usb to ps2 adapter?
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Offline Deefenestrate

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Re: Cheap ps/2 compatible mech board?
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 29 January 2018, 09:32:52 »
Quote from: UsualSuspectXXX on Mon, 29 January 2018, 09:11:16
Why not just get a cheap usb to ps2 adapter?

Wrong direction.
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Offline Kevadu

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Re: Cheap ps/2 compatible mech board?
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 29 January 2018, 10:19:06 »
Get an old Model M or something.  They're not exactly rare.
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Offline TheInverseKey

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Re: Cheap ps/2 compatible mech board?
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 29 January 2018, 10:35:21 »
There is a bunch of NMB keyboards that popup on ebay sometimes that have a better sound IMO but depending on how dirty they are they can be very scratchy.
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Re: Cheap ps/2 compatible mech board?
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 29 January 2018, 17:41:36 »
Quote from: Deefenestrate on Mon, 29 January 2018, 09:32:52
Quote from: UsualSuspectXXX on Mon, 29 January 2018, 09:11:16
Why not just get a cheap usb to ps2 adapter?

Wrong direction.

Really? Op is looking to connect a cherry blue keyboard to a ps2 port... I know they're out there.
« Last Edit: Mon, 29 January 2018, 17:54:38 by UsualSuspectXXX »
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Offline ErgoMacros

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Re: Cheap ps/2 compatible mech board?
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 30 January 2018, 23:26:01 »
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Offline bluejeans

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Re: Cheap ps/2 compatible mech board?
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 30 January 2018, 23:55:51 »
Quote from: ErgoMacros on Tue, 30 January 2018, 23:26:01
Like this. Converts any USB to PS2:
https://www.amazon.com/USB-Female-Male-Adapter-Mouse/dp/B00HDGULP8/ref=sr_1_4

I have lots of them, the device must be designed to work with them (most aren't), it's just a passive adapter that doesn't "do" anything.
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Offline Kavik

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Re: Cheap ps/2 compatible mech board?
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 31 January 2018, 00:15:03 »
My Rosewill RK-9000I with MX Blues came with both a USB cable and a PS/2 cable. I got it for $65 a few years ago.

Newegg has the V2 model for $70 right now (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201082&cm_re=rk-9000-_-23-201-082-_-Product).
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Re: Cheap ps/2 compatible mech board?
« Reply #9 on: Wed, 31 January 2018, 08:57:46 »
Quote from: bluejeans on Tue, 30 January 2018, 23:55:51
Quote from: ErgoMacros on Tue, 30 January 2018, 23:26:01
Like this. Converts any USB to PS2:
https://www.amazon.com/USB-Female-Male-Adapter-Mouse/dp/B00HDGULP8/ref=sr_1_4

I have lots of them, the device must be designed to work with them (most aren't), it's just a passive adapter that doesn't "do" anything.

The green ones are for mice and don't have enough connections inside.

There is a comparable purple one for keyboards that has a much better chance of success.
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Offline Deefenestrate

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Re: Cheap ps/2 compatible mech board?
« Reply #10 on: Wed, 31 January 2018, 17:09:04 »
Purple has no better chance of green if the USB keyboard isn’t designed for PS/2.

Like most Keyboards.
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