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minus-squarecheet@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up28·17 days agoPS2 keyboards use interrupts rather than polling in USB, meaning every time a key is pressed the CPU stops what its doing to process it.
minus-squaremfed1122@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·17 days agoCool! I had no idea it was deeper than just a physical interface change.
minus-squaredrath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·17 days agoI’m wondering, is it still the case for mobos with Super IO?
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 days agoSuper IO does still use interrupts as far as I know. The PS/2 protocol is interrupt-driven, so it’s not possible to use a PS/2 keyboard or mouse without interrupts.
minus-squareDrewfro66@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·17 days agoI didn’t know the PS2 had a keyboard
minus-squareSparroHawc@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6·17 days agoI know you’re probably being facetious… but the PS/2 port is what’s shown in the OP image. that said the Playstation 2 had USB ports, you could just plug a regular keyboard into it
minus-squareDeebster@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up0·17 days agoAnd having to pick your IRQ when installing anything into your machine, and the weird bugs that could happen if you mucked it up.
minus-squareTaleya@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoI remember manually programming the cylinders and heads on a hdd into the bios. Kids these days got it easy
PS2 keyboards use interrupts rather than polling in USB, meaning every time a key is pressed the CPU stops what its doing to process it.
Cool! I had no idea it was deeper than just a physical interface change.
I’m wondering, is it still the case for mobos with Super IO?
Super IO does still use interrupts as far as I know. The PS/2 protocol is interrupt-driven, so it’s not possible to use a PS/2 keyboard or mouse without interrupts.
I didn’t know the PS2 had a keyboard
I know you’re probably being facetious… but the PS/2 port is what’s shown in the OP image.
that said the Playstation 2 had USB ports, you could just plug a regular keyboard into it
And having to pick your IRQ when installing anything into your machine, and the weird bugs that could happen if you mucked it up.
I remember manually programming the cylinders and heads on a hdd into the bios. Kids these days got it easy