Re: Are all PS/2 to USB splitter adapters bad...?

In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt Mr. Man-wai Chang <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 7/10/2026 8:46 AM, Ant wrote:
> > In alt.comp.periphs.keyboard Mr. Man-wai Chang <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> On 7/9/2026 2:00 PM, Ant wrote:
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> Are all PS/2 to USB splitter adapters bad for old PS/2 keyboards? I have
> >>> two different brands PS/2 to USB splitter adapters for my old PS/2
> >>> ....
> >>> It's very annoying! PS/2 mouses are fine though! Are splitters not good
> >>> and I have to get USB PC104 keyboards? :( Thank you for reading and
> >>> hopefully answering soon. :)
> > 
> >> Not answering your question directly:
> > 
> >> Amazon  is still selling PS/2 to USB adapters.
> >> Save some time, just buy them and forget about
> >> that splitter. :)
> > 
> > Are you saying these will fix my issues?

> Keep them in your shelf. See if you might
> be able figure out what went wrong in the
> near future. :)

For now. I need to get rid of my old stuff like serial and its knob 
switch box, parallel, PS/2, external dial-up modems, cables, etc. Ugh.


> In the meantime, get a cheap USB keyboard
> to resume your jobs (as you possiblye had
> decided).

Yesterday, I got Logitech's K120 model from my local Target store 
(https://www.target.com/p/logitech-k120-ergonomic-desktop-usb-keyboard-black-920-002478/-/A-21502870). 
It took me awhile I find it since they (4) were buried low on the shelf! 
These are hot sellers, but why put down there? Sheesh! :P

Anyways, I'll have to get used to it. Keys are like slippery which I am 
not used to. Maybe I should add honey or something over my keyboard, but 
that would be gross and attract Argentine ants, and void my return and 
warranty. :P At least, I can finally type faster and better than the old 
Dell 104-key PS/2 Dell Model SK-8110 and other keyboards with PS/2 
splitter adapters.

Both my old PCs (Debian/Linux and W10 Pro.) are working fine. No reboots 
needed too unlike PS/2. I swapped my old mouses too with KVM since I 
wanted to use my Amazon Basics (have to get used to it too). I currently 
have 30 days to return this keyboard if I hate it to get a better USB-A 
PC104 clicky keyboard. I feel like I have a new complete computer system 
right now after last week's tedious cleaning, new KVM, keyboard, and 
mouse.


> BTW, I have two Rockfire gameport-to-USB
> adapters to connect an old Thrustmaster
> FCS+WCS flight sticks. :)

Does it work well? I got rid of my gameport joysticks decades ago. I had 
Kraft KC3 joystick: 
https://duckduckgo.com/?kl=us-en&q=kraft+kc3+joystick
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