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to: Mike N.
from: Robert Comer
date: 2006-09-07 16:46:34
subject: Re: USB & PS/2 KVM switch

From: "Robert Comer" 

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





"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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