On Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:08:55 +0200, Christian Baer <[email protected]> wrote:
> I installed NetBSD on Tuesday evening, which wasn't quite as painless > as I had hoped. My main problem currently is with my keyboard. For > years I had an IBM Model-M, which I loved and never wanted to give > up. An new computer forced me to give it up though because the new > MoBo doesn't have a PS/2 port. :-/ I'm not *that* much into gaming, Like you, I came to know the wonder that is the Model M keyboard, albeit rather later than others. I can't imagine using anything else. Usually, hard-core gamers demand PS/2 keyboard ports because USB keyboards are not responsive enough for "twitch" gaming. Thats why a number of main boards retain PS/2 keyboard ports. USB->PS/2 adapters are hit-or-miss (mostly "miss"). Unicomp makes keyboards with the classic Model-M "buckling spring" keyswitch design and offer native USB versions of these keyboards. Also, some modern PS/2-equipped main boards probe for the keyboard too soon for an original Model M to be ready and respond. The new-production PS/2 Model M powers up quickly enough to satisfy these boards. Check out "pckeyboard.com" and look under Unicomp Keyboards for the "Classic". They are a bit pricy, but I think worth it for a piece of equipment you must touch to use. I have no affiliation with Unicomp other than that of a very satisified customer of their keyboards. Now, if only USB keyboards would work on x86 in "userconf" and "boot -a". -- |/"\ John D. Baker, KN5UKS NetBSD Darwin/MacOS X |\ / jdbaker[snail]mylinuxisp[flyspeck]com OpenBSD FreeBSD | X No HTML/proprietary data in email. BSD just sits there and works! |/ \ GPGkeyID: D703 4A7E 479F 63F8 D3F4 BD99 9572 8F23 E4AD 1645
