cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/63890756
Is that a USB to USB adapter?
Submitted 1 day ago by Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to [deleted]
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cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/63890756
Is that a USB to USB adapter?
What’s the transfer rate on that monstrosity?
0 since it’s connected to a PS/2.
that green part is a ps2 to usb keyboard adapter that Microsoft provided with their keyboards at the time
That’s not a PS/2, those didn’t come in laptop form. Maybe a Toughbook.
It wouldn’t work, at all.
You’ve got USB to db9 serial, to db25 female, back down to db9 serial. At this point, since the chain started life as a USB to serial adapter, this should be a functional serial port.
But then, it gets converted to PS/2 mouse. Then to AT keyboard, then back to PS/2 mouse, before becoming a USB port again.
That’s not how it works.
You see, he should have just plugged the dongle directly into the usb port on the laptop.
So you’re saying it’s now gigabit Ethernet.
Do any of these adapters actually do any signal processing / transformation? I always assumed they were simply wiring crossovers. But I guess when the number of pins change there has to be an IC in there somewhere?
Don’t be rude. He just forgot the USB serial interface.
0% chance this works at all.
Would anything work, even a keyboard or a mouse?
This should maybe have been listed on moeilijklastig.nl/verloopjes/
itisileclerk@lemmy.world 1 day ago
USB -> Serial Serial -> Parallel Parallel -> Serial Serial -> Serial (25 pin -> 9 pin) Serial -> PS2 PS2 -> Serial (??? not sure) Serial -> USB
Or in short USPSSPSSU adapter. Nice.
thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Not sure if you’re naming an adapter, or badly trying to coerce a cat to come closer.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 hours ago
Por que no los dos? 🤷
Verat@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
PS2 -> serial seems correct, iirc their were serial mice.