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Anyone happen to know if I can use a PS/2 to USB adapter with a PS/2 KeyWiz?
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nitz:
Bought a PS/2 KeyWiz in my last order from Randy which should be arriving any day now. Thought I was going to be using a desktop for my project, but ended up needing to get a laptop for something else and want it to double as the project computer. Of course, no PS/2 port. D'oh! :banghead:

Just wondering if I could fix this problem by getting one of those cheap PS/2 to USB adapters. The reason I'm a little unsure about it is I once had the opposite - a USB to PS/2 and the thing was completely useless - didn't work with anything and I ended up tossing it. I'm also wondering if I'd have to worry about lag or anything like that.

Failing that, I guess I'll have this thing up for sale in the BST forum and have to re-order. :-\
CCM:
I don't know about the KeyWiz, but I had the same issue with a PS/2 I-Pac.   I tried a PS/2 to USB adapter and the lag was so bad that games were unplayable.   I ended up buying a new usb I-Pac and it worked like a charm.
kiwasabi:
Don't bother. I tried this once, actually exactly what you're doing. Needed to hook it up to a laptop instead of a desktop. Turned out one of player 2's buttons would just stop sending a pulse in the middle of holding the button. It will not work 100% so save yourself the frustration and just exchange for the USB version.
nitz:
Thanks guys. I suspected as much, but was hoping there was a cheap 'n easy way to fix this.

Oh well.
Slippyblade:

--- Quote from: kiwasabi on December 05, 2013, 04:48:13 pm ---Don't bother. I tried this once, actually exactly what you're doing. Needed to hook it up to a laptop instead of a desktop. Turned out one of player 2's buttons would just stop sending a pulse in the middle of holding the button. It will not work 100% so save yourself the frustration and just exchange for the USB version.

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Is there a USB version of the Keywiz?  I couldn't find one.  Closest I found was the GPWiz which does gamepad signals, not keyboard...
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