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

Frank Pittel fwp at deepthought.com
Wed Mar 20 16:06:58 EDT 2013


I have to admit don't deal much with PC hardware but on the hardware I've
been working with ps2 is dead. It's good to hear that I'll still be able to
get keyboards and rodents for my existing hardware.

The Other Frank


On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 09:40:25PM -0400, Aaron Wolfe 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 Why make a new design using outdated ports?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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