6 Nov
2011
6 Nov
'11
2:07 p.m.
Tony wrote:
How could a purely passive converter possibly work
with an
original Model M?
cctech at vax-11.org wrote:
The keyboard decoder chip inside the keyboard can
detect
if it is connected to a passive adapter plug and switch from
USB to PS/2 mode.
Not if it's a Model M keyboard, since it predated the USB interface by a
decade. That's the point. Very old and very new PS/2 keyboards don't
support the passive USB adapters.