John McKown wrote: >If you don't mind my saying so you guys are really stretching what >passive means. It used to mean, more or less, "contains no transistors >or integrated circuits." In this thread it seems to mean doesn't plug >into the mains. USB and PS/2 are very different. Those converters, no >matter how small, have got to have some sort of microcontroller inside. > > > No, they really are passive. *But* they only work with mice/keyboards that have both a PS/2 and a USB interface crammed into their PS/2 connector... /Stellan _______________________________________________ Wear-Hard mailing listhttp://www.haven.org/mailman/listinfo/wear-hard
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