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The PS/2 interface was developed by IBM for their PS/2 range of computers, hence the name. "Personal System 2". The PS/2 was supposed to succeed the "PC", and
by LeoPanthera 6y ago
The PS/2 interface was developed by IBM for their PS/2 range of computers, hence the name. "Personal System 2".
The PS/2 was supposed to succeed the "PC", and was intentionally proprietary, to prevent clones.
Despite their eventual failure, many technologies first introduced in the PS/2 range eventually became standards, including the 16550 UART (serial port), 1440 KB 3.5-inch floppy disk format, Model M keyboard layout, 72-pin SIMMs, the PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports, and the VGA video standard.
- sergeykish 6y agoI never knew there was another layout https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_F_keyboard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_F_keyboard
- rbanffy 6y agoThe inverted T model M, IIRC, was introduced in the 3151 terminal. Some time later, the RT/PC also had it. Even though they had the layout that has since dominated the industry, none of these had a PS/2 connector, since the PS/2 was only introduced in 1987.