Post #2298099

2026-05-08 15:28 UTC

Yes, I am that old... but wasn't that just a few years ago? Some new(ish) motherboards still have one PS/2 connector for a keyboard, as some gamers preferred them.

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@SamuraiSakura@mastodon.bsd.cafe 2026-05-08 15:32

@matthew@social.retroedge.tech I remember that when the first USB ports started showing up. Gamers were hardcore serial ports too for their controllers.

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@ben@snac.benbuhse.com 2026-05-08 18:23

@matthew@social.retroedge.tech @SamuraiSakura@mastodon.bsd.cafe I used a PS/2 connector for my keyboard through like 2018 because, when I built that computer ca. 2013, N-key rollover over USB wasn’t really a thing yet, so my Das Keyboard came with an adapter and my motherboard still had a port for it.

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@m0xEE@breloma.m0xee.net 2026-05-10 13:34

@matthew@social.retroedge.tech @SamuraiSakura@mastodon.bsd.cafe I believe server motherboards also had them til recent years — hell, maybe some still do! Mainly because VGA+PS/2 KVMs used to be much less expensive than their DVI+USB counterparts :marseyemojismilemoutheyes:

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