Have you read the geekhack TOS lately?
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There is a Wiki about all things USB PS/2 Adaptor-ish.In short, if you are US, get the Blue Cube. In the EU, get one from the keyboard co, they have a section in the vendors forums, there is a post I started which links to it.
There are no converters to turn a USB-only keyboard into a PS/2 one.*Some keyboards are dual-mode - they come with a passive adapter that simply changes the plug type. The keyboard senses whether it is connected to USB or PS/2 and uses that protocol.So if you have a keyboard that is USB only, then you are stuck with the 6-key-plus-modifiers limit, unless it is one of the very rare examples that use a better USB protocol than the standard HID one.*(Even if such a thing exists, it wouldn't be able to overcome the fact that a USB keyboard using the standard HID protocol won't tell it about more than 6 keys plus modifiers.)
Does any one know of a definite way to tell if a board has n-key with out testing it? Eg. model numbers? The reason is I am planning on heavy modding and I don't want to spend much on something that I could possibly ruin and won't have any resell value.
I'm going to guess that any of the mechanical Cherries with Credit card readers have NKRO. I don't think I've seen an exception to this rule, but correct me if I'm wrong.This said, they can be a little tricky to find on ebay. When they do sell, though, they go for relatively cheap (<$30).
Or you can get a Blue Cube from Cable Star on eBay for about 5 pounds.
As I've identified elsewhere, they perhaps temporarily stopped carrying them.