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Is there a reason these couldn't offer a PS/2 option? I don't understand a ton about hardware, so there may be an obvious answer to this question. I just remem
by boomboomsubban 5y ago
Is there a reason these couldn't offer a PS/2 option?
I don't understand a ton about hardware, so there may be an obvious answer to this question. I just remember looking for a decent PS/2 mouse with more than 2-3 buttons after reading too much about USB vulnerabilities and found the market completely lacking.
I've assumed there's a technological limitation, but seem to remember owning a such a mouse in the mid 2000's.
- detaro 5y agoNot really a technological limitation (PS/2 interface is a bit weird, but not too bad, and actually not sure if a mouse even needs the weirder parts), just likely almost no demand inside the already tiny niche for this product, so I'm not surprised they didn't bother.
- 1MachineElf 5y ago+1 Such a PS/2 mouse would be very exciting to me. I love everything about the Ploopy except for the firmware - QMK makes things complicated for my expensive KVMs/KMs. A dedicated mouse protocol would be ideal. QMK doesn't provide that, but PS/2 could. WRT PS/2, demand is too low and I don't realistically have the knowledge, time, and resources to make one.
- crazygringo 5y agoCan't you just get a USB to PS/2 adapter? Seems like the obvious solution, and they run about $6. And no USB vulnerabilities are going to make it through the adapter, correct?
- boomboomsubban 5y agoWhen I did my research I was searching for mouse and keyboard, and those adapters could hold keyloggers themselves making it only an improvement not a fix. There may have been more I'm not remembering, this was several years ago and my realization that it was a silly concern for my home PC led me to forget most of what I read.