Vintage
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The ol' RS232?
No, this is the rs232 connector (officially the DB9)
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Are these not still in use?
I've not built a tower in a few years granted, but the last one I built had PS2 ports. Heck it even had VGA for the onboard graphics.
They are. Lots of motherboards still include these.There are a lot of special PS/2 input devices that are still around in business/industrial settings and gamers sometimes need them for use with flight sticks, steering wheels, mechanical keyboards etc.
Usually it's a combo port now instead of a separate port for keyboard/mouse.
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i have a gaming pc built this decade that has both of those ports dude
People knew what I meant when I would verbally say PS/2 in conversation, then people started thinking they were USB because that's what was used in their PlayStation 2
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I actually wanted a PS2 port because it works with interrupts rather than polling but they aren't really included anymore.
I feel like they don't make boards for people like me who want small boards with a super niche port.
When a MoDT Mini-ITX board comes out with a PS2 port I will buy that instantly
Listen up, computer, I'm typing NOW. Not whenever you get around to polling the USB device. Sheesh.
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My first PC was a Timex Sinclair 1000 and I wrote a text-based choose your own adventure game in basic for it and saved the program on audio cassette.
wrote last edited by [email protected]my "first" pc was a pc xt dad had in the basement. actually no because i didnt own it (so technically my first was a 2008 netbook) but i did use it quite some times before mom gave me her old netbook so i still count it
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They are. Lots of motherboards still include these.There are a lot of special PS/2 input devices that are still around in business/industrial settings and gamers sometimes need them for use with flight sticks, steering wheels, mechanical keyboards etc.
Usually it's a combo port now instead of a separate port for keyboard/mouse.
ive only seen them as separate ports tho even in recent pcs
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Nothing civilized about no hot plugging. Had to restart the whole damn computer, if the cable was loose or out at startup.
Quote joke referencing Obi Wan Kenobi...
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Quote joke referencing Obi Wan Kenobi...
If you only knew the power of the hot plug!
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Good stuff, was imagining a 30 year old mouse with 30 year old crud! 🤮
Its 30 years old for sure, but its cleaned every other week or so!
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What kind of connector is this? I remember seeing them on 1970s audio equipment, maybe for mic in?
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If you only knew the power of the hot plug!
I know hot plug is a path to many abilities some considering to be unnatural!
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I feel like a relic..
I used to have disc with kickstart that i needed to use so my computer would boot.
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I actually wanted a PS2 port because it works with interrupts rather than polling but they aren't really included anymore.
I feel like they don't make boards for people like me who want small boards with a super niche port.
When a MoDT Mini-ITX board comes out with a PS2 port I will buy that instantly
Can you actually notice the latency?
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An elegant port for a more civilized time
Hokey connections and ancient peripherals are no match for a good dongle at your side, kid.
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What kind of connector is this? I remember seeing them on 1970s audio equipment, maybe for mic in?
It's an AT/ XT keyboard connector.
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In my day, the RJ-11 jack was for connecting the keyboard, not the phone line.
I remember those days.
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I'm this old
DB9 is still used on for MIDI on electronic instruments, though some manufacturers are moving to doing it with a TRS 3.5mm plug since it only uses 3 pins.
I had a mouse that plugged into the serial port, but my first computer was a Commodore 64.
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Good stuff, was imagining a 30 year old mouse with 30 year old crud! 🤮
Given how fast crud accumulates and how much it impacts use, I don't think that would be usable, and probably wouldn't have been for some years.
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It's an AT/ XT keyboard connector.
wrote last edited by [email protected]And back then if we did have a mouse, it was square, and used a 9pin serial port
