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[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Those mostly don't work with modern keyboards, though. The protocol switch was built into the keyboard and the dongle is just passive. It's actually a bit hard to quickly find a ps/2 compatible keyboard these days.

In the 2020s we have new active USB to PS2 dongles like HIDman.

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

Today I learned. I never found the need to use usb over ps/2 since I use original keyboards for my old hardware