On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:26:31 -0800 Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Celejar wrote: > > > I'm trying to use a simple (cheap) PS/2 keyboard with a laptop which > > has no PS/2 ports. There are various PS/2 - USB available all over the > > internet; I bought a cheap one on Ebay. > > Is it green or purple? There are two kinds, ones for keyboards and ones for > mice. The green ones only work with mice that have a USB connector that > can speak PS/2 if plugged in through the adapter and are readily available. > The purple ones only work with keyboards and are usually slightly larger or > a dongle and translates the two connections and protocols involved, and are > nigh impossible to find. Green [0]. OTOH, he does claim that it'll work for a keyboard, OTOH, he does include (as one of the other respondents mentioned) the disclaimer that 'MUST REQUIRE: YOUR DEVICE MUST BE USB COMPATIBLE', so I suppose I ought to still give him positive feedback. Sigh. Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]