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PS/2 to USB converstion
Name: stopher Date: July 9, 2003 at 18:37:14 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 1300/256
Comment:
Is it possible to create your own custom ps/2 to usb adapter so I can connect my ps/2 keyboard and ps/2 mouse to my xbox.
Name: homerj Date: July 9, 2003 at 20:14:29 Pacific
Reply:
go buy an adaptor for 5 bucks. xbox you say? those game consals are like computers. you can have network play over modems, mice, keyboard. its like microsoft is trying to make game consol into computer. its microsofts best idea ever. soon, they will have a program thats a browser. then email programs. then external hard disks. then the windows platform. then the xbox will be a computer. i wouldnt know, i just have a ps1, nes, ant atari 2600. those atari games rock though. space invaders sounds like metalica.
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Response Number 2
Name: jeff g Date: July 10, 2003 at 00:05:48 Pacific
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a premade adapte wouldn't work b/c though the xbox does use the usb standard it uses a propriety plug type
Yes you can make an adaptor though will need to write drivers as well and code that in, as you say it is different to PC's try the:
http://www.usb.org/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=1
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Response Number 4
Name: stopher Date: July 10, 2003 at 15:58:06 Pacific
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if i wanted to do this conversion, which wires would i connect. the data pins are what i'm wondering is how you can connect it while the usb has seperate + or - data pins but the ps/2 only has one data pin.
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