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[–] 26 points 8 months ago (17 children)

What's the transfer rate on that monstrosity?

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  • [–] 43 points 8 months ago (7 children)

    0 since it's connected to a PS/2.

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

    that green part is a ps2 to usb keyboard adapter that Microsoft provided with their keyboards at the time

    edit: dang, replied to the wrong comment. meant for it to be the @db2@lemmy.world

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  • [–] -1 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    That's not a PS/2, those didn't come in laptop form. Maybe a Toughbook.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    PS/2 refers to both a type of IBM PC, and a type of port.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago* (2 children)

    Did they make a PS/2 without that port?

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago (6 children)

    It wouldn't work, at all.

    You've got USB to db9 serial, to db25 female, back down to db9 serial. At this point, since the chain started life as a USB to serial adapter, this should be a functional serial port.

    But then, it gets converted to PS/2 mouse. Then to AT keyboard, then back to PS/2 mouse, before becoming a USB port again.

    That's not how it works.

    You see, he should have just plugged the dongle directly into the usb port on the laptop.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Do any of these adapters actually do any signal processing / transformation? I always assumed they were simply wiring crossovers. But I guess when the number of pins change there has to be an IC in there somewhere?

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