Are there any plans to make a KVM switch (without the video part)?

I suspect many of us don't have the space to keep a separate keyboard and mouse for our DOS machines, so we use a KVM switch. As I read here, there are problems with KVMs. So it would be great if you could make a keyboard+mouse switch for 3-4 machines where one of them uses PS/2.

It would be even better if it could accept a PS/2 keyboard, such as the old IBM ones, and output either direct PS/2 pass-through for old machines or emulated USB keyboard for newer PCs (when PS/2 cable isn't connected on that port).

M95D wrote on Yesterday, 18:12:

Are there any plans to make a KVM switch (without the video part)?

I suspect many of us don't have the space to keep a separate keyboard and mouse for our DOS machines, so we use a KVM switch. As I read here, there are problems with KVMs. So it would be great if you could make a keyboard+mouse switch for 3-4 machines where one of them uses PS/2.

It would be even better if it could accept a PS/2 keyboard, such as the old IBM ones, and output either direct PS/2 pass-through for old machines or emulated USB keyboard for newer PCs (when PS/2 cable isn't connected on that port).

I think old IBM ones should be fine with basic PS/2 KVMs, and there are plenty of PS/2-to-USB converters that allows connecting them to boards that don't offer PS/2 ports.

It's only the newer USB keyboards that can be a headache to use with KVMs. Switchable "dumb" USB hubs (with no emulation logic) normally works, but if it involves some console logic (like hotkeys to switch active output) then it's a different story.

ATEN has a few models that can accept both PS/2 and USB input devices and can output to either, but they are very, very expensive.