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Which is better - I-pac or KeyWiz keyboard encoder?
protokatie:
Just as per my personal experience:
All of the PC's I have bought were Compaq's....
All of the Compaq towers I bought had the color coded PS/2's on them, but oddly came with a USB mouse (but a PS/2 keyboard, if anyone can make any sense out of that...)
My compaq Laptop has no PS/2 ports, but has 2 USB ports.
Over the years, I have seen more computers with no PS/2, but still most of the newer ones I have seen still have them. I could see a time in the "somewhat" near future where they will eventually fade away, but I am not overly concerned, since I make it a point never to get anything that only has a PS/2 plug. (Largely due to my laptop being my primary compy, and it not having a single PS/2)
protokatie:
--- Quote ---If you look at virtually every time someone has had a problem using USB, they are told to "switch to PS/2" and somehow that always seems to work.
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Now that you say that, I kinda wished that Andy had an option on his site to get both cables (instead of just one or the other). Or I guess I could always shoot down to the nearest RadioShack and buy a PS/2 patch cable if it becomes an issue.
patrickl:
--- Quote from: RandyT on February 04, 2008, 12:39:58 pm ---
--- Quote from: patrickl on February 04, 2008, 11:04:00 am ---Good enough indication for me to warn people not to make the same mistake and check if the PC they have actually supports ps/2 before they commit to ps/2.
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Good enough advice. If you had left it at that initially, I'm guessing we would not be having this "debate" :)
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Well here is the advice I gave initially:
--- Quote from: patrickl on January 31, 2008, 07:55:09 am ---Check if your computer has ps/2. Most new computers don't have ps/2 ports anymore so you would be hard pressed to attach a ps/2 device to it.
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Pretty much the same you say I should have said. At best one could debate wether it's "most", "many", "more and more" or whatever.
This is not about a single retail store. Just look at off the shelf PC's. Indeed I think HP/Compaq is just about the only manufacturer still making PC's with PS/2 ports in the desktop computer class. Servers/Big towers are still mostly old ATX technology, but "many"/"most"/"more and more" modern pre-built home PC's use BTX.
onespriggan:
I guess I-Pac and KeyWiz should join forces to make the mother of all keyboard encoders. Then I would not have to choose.
patrickl:
--- Quote from: protokatie on February 04, 2008, 12:41:56 pm ---I could see a time in the "somewhat" near future where they will eventually fade away, but I am not overly concerned, since I make it a point never to get anything that only has a PS/2 plug.
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Exactly 8)
--- Quote from: protokatie on February 04, 2008, 12:45:43 pm ---
--- Quote ---If you look at virtually every time someone has had a problem using USB, they are told to "switch to PS/2" and somehow that always seems to work.
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Now that you say that, I kinda wished that Andy had an option on his site to get both cables (instead of just one or the other). Or I guess I could always shoot down to the nearest RadioShack and buy a PS/2 patch cable if it becomes an issue.
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Really, don't you have one of those passive USB<>PS2 adapters laying around? I bought my IPAC with the PS/2 cable and use it now with one of the many of passive adapters I collected over the years.