[Coco] Introducing the next generation of Color Computer, the CoCo-X

[Steve Batson]

I have to question this one. I agree about the security concerns, but I've seen tons of servers at work with USB ports and keyboards and security is always a big concern there.





On Mar 20, 2013, at 6:40 PM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:

> USB is standard on home computers, but PS/2 is still very much alive
> in business and high end devices.  Business use PS/2 because it
> eliminates the security concerns with USB (which is typically disabled
> to prevent removable storage, etc).  PS/2 offers better performance
> for gaming so is preferred in that realm as well.
> 
> You might not find man PS/2 devices in a retail store, but they are
> still being made for the business and high end markets and easy to
> acquire.
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 3:34 PM, Frank Pittel <fwp at deepthought.com> wrote:
>> I didn't pay much attention to the mention of ps2 keyboard and mouse ports. I guess that's because I've got a bunch of them here at home.
>> I agree with Alan about dropping ps2 support. Going to microcenter and fry's I'm seeing that ps2 keyboards and mice are becoming rare and I wouldn't be
>> surprised if they become unavailable in a few years. The world is going usb.
>> 
>> 
>> Frank
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 07:40:55PM -0500, Allen Huffman wrote:
>>> On Mar 20, 2013, at 2:11 PM, Gary Becker <Gary_L_Becker at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse port
>>> 
>>> Why make a new design using outdated ports? (Now someone will chime in and point out the USB->PS2 adapters, and then I will point out in most cases, they only work if the keyboard itself is capable of speaking PS2 style, and there are keyboards that will not work with it).
>>> 
>>> Everything else looks quite intriguing.
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