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to: Robert Comer
from: Gary Britt
date: 2006-09-07 19:59:56
subject: Re: USB & PS/2 KVM switch

From: "Gary Britt" 

The right converter cable is reliable.  I have had good luck with converter
cables for this from Micro Connectors, Inc.

Gary

"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:450085d0{at}w3.nls.net...
> The Dell desktop I bought this year doesn't have the PS2 ports (or the
> headers on the motherboard either.  I have a PS2 to USB converter, but
> it's not near as reliable as pure PS2.  PS2 has always been more reliable
> than anything USB. :(
>
> --
> Bob Comer
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> "Mike N."  wrote in message
> news:db01g2197g23c0iphttobgp3lf7uihaoq8{at}4ax.com...
>> On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:07:04 -0400, Richard B. 
>> wrote:
>>
>>>My KVM switch doesn't support USB devices...got a new Dell server that
>>>only has USB ports, no PS/2.
>>
>>   Wow - I wonder how this came about.  Surely, cost isn't such an issue
>> on
>> a server that they had to save $0.59 by eliminating the PS/2 port?
>> Standard
>> PS/2 KVM's are flakey enough as it is; I wonder how they'll work with a
>> USB
>> KVM?   (Maybe this solves some reliability problems!)
>
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