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USB devices in DOS (Users)

posted by ecm , Düsseldorf, Germany, 17.10.2010, 21:43

> So... if I plug USB mouse to PS/2 port via converter, it may work or may
> not, depending of mouse's ability to switch between PS/2 and USB working
> modes?

Exactly. All USB mice and keyboards I tested so far did understand the PS/2 protocol too, but that isn't always the case. (A simple example: consider a receiver for a wireless set of mouse and keyboard, were the receiver is connected to the computer with USB. It is impossible for a PS/2-connected device to be both a keyboard and a mouse.) It is also not part of the USB standard.

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