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Modern USB KB/Mice on legacy hardware (PS/2)

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First post, by tpowell.ca

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Has anyone found an active converter that allows for modern hardware such as keyboards, mice, and USB KVMs without native PS/2 compatibility to be converted down to PS/2 for older machines?

Basically this:
USB peripheral --> PS/2 connector

And in my case, its worse as my KVM only has a single USB connector, so I would need this:
female USB --> male PS/2 keyboard + male PS/2 mouse connectors

  • Merlin: MS-4144, AMD5x86-160 32MB, 16GB CF, ZIP100, Orpheus, GUS, S3 VirgeGX 2MB
    Tesla: GA-6BXC, VIA C3 Ezra-T, 256MB, 120GB SATA, YMF744, GUSpnp, Quadro2
    Newton: K6XV3+/66, AMD K6-III+500, 256MB, 32GB SSD, AWE32, Voodoo3

Reply 2 of 2, by tpowell.ca

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Well, I may have found a way, but its far from ideal.
I'll try using in intermediary KVM switch with PS/2/USB capability, where it allows you to connect modern USB mice/keyboards to the KVM, but the KVM can interface with legacy PS/2 machines as well as USB-equipped devices.

I'll you know if this works. Its messy, but if its the only way...

  • Merlin: MS-4144, AMD5x86-160 32MB, 16GB CF, ZIP100, Orpheus, GUS, S3 VirgeGX 2MB
    Tesla: GA-6BXC, VIA C3 Ezra-T, 256MB, 120GB SATA, YMF744, GUSpnp, Quadro2
    Newton: K6XV3+/66, AMD K6-III+500, 256MB, 32GB SSD, AWE32, Voodoo3
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