On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 4:25 AM, Ralf Mardorf <silver.bullet@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 14 Mar 2018 06:48:04 +0000, Carsten Mattner wrote: >>Is it still native when connected with a USB-to-PS/2 adapter? > > I don't know, I even don't know what is true and what are untrue myths > about PS/2 vs USB keyboards. However, since I have the choice to use > PS/2 keyboards with the keys I like, for the same ammount of money as > USB keyboards do cost, I don't want to test USB keyboards, even if they > provide the same kind of keys. > > The myth important to me is, that if I don't touch the keyboard using a > PS/2 keyboard, it doesn't actively communicate with the computer, while > the myth claims, that USB does enforce communication between keyboard > and computer from time to time, even if you don't type, which might > be an issue for real-time audio users. > > A myth unimportant to me is the way keystrokes are handled/registered, > by an USB keyboard probaply just a limited amont of keys could be > pushed at the same time and/or there is more latency and/or if you type > fast, the keyboard might not keep up, which seems to be important for > gamers or people who type really fast. > > There are also some myth regarding security for some kinds of usages. > > In short, as long as you could get a "native" PS/2 keyboard with the > kinds of keys you like, for an ammount of money that is ok, I wouldn't > risk to buy an USB keyboard. BTW, in some cases, in desktop machines, at boot time, you can find yourself with a BIOS that doesn't take USB keyboards by default (or at all), and then you're pretty much done... Sometimes you can set the BIOS for USB keyboards, but only with a PS/2 in advance. I always prefer PS/2 keyboards. There're various reasons.
