On 25 Jun 2010, at 03:56, Walter Dnes wrote:
On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 07:28:14AM +0100, Stroller wrote
On 24 Jun 2010, at 00:33, Walter Dnes wrote:
... The MSI motherboard has
PS/2 ports (YES!!!) so I don't have to tearfully throw away my
genuine
IBM PS/2 "clickety-clack" keyboard.
Your motherboard doesn't need native PS2 ports:
http://www.ledshoppe.com/Product/com/CA4036.htm
Hmmmm. Interesting. I assume that it's not your average passive
connector. Those don't work. "2. USB Bus Powered" probably means it
has keyboard emulation circuitry.
I assume it has some electronics in there. These are exceedingly
common, however, and make the keyboard appear to the o/s (and BIOS) as
a standard USB HCI device.
Stroller.
