Comment on The legendary PS2
umbraroze@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
I have seen a PS2, never had one. I’ve also seen an IBM PS/2.
(I have a PS1 somewhere, too. And the first computer I ran Linux on was an IBM PS/1.)
Comment on The legendary PS2
umbraroze@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
I have seen a PS2, never had one. I’ve also seen an IBM PS/2.
(I have a PS1 somewhere, too. And the first computer I ran Linux on was an IBM PS/1.)
Jax@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
IBM… PS/2?
kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Not a very popular computer, but it set a standard that was nearly ubiquitous for mice until USB took over and was popular on keyboards even after that.
HeyJoe@lemmy.world 3 days ago
That connection was around longer than people may think. My first job in IT was 2006 and I swear that it was still the standard for Dell PC’s with the keyboard and mouse that came with them. I wanna say it didnt really switch over to USB fully until around 2010.
I just remember the one thing I hated about it is if you didnt have it plugged in before starting the PC you had to restart once it was because it just wouldnt work unless it was seen at boot.
kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
You can still get modern motherboards with PS/2.
And yeah, it isn’t hot-pluggable. I think that probably had as much to do with killing it off as the versatility of USB.
Jax@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Wow, TIL