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Didn't those adapters exist in both directions? Green in one and violet in the other? I have the feeling if I started to dig in my treasures I should still find

• seba_dos1 2y ago
  It's just color coding for mice (green) and keyboard (purple). The connector's the same.
  • jaynetics 2y ago
    These and some other colors were specified in the PC-99 standard in 1999: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_System_Design_Guide#Color-coding_scheme_for_connectors_and_ports https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_System_Design_Guide#Color...
    • Symbiote 2y ago
      I knew that, and know most of the colours, but it's only now that I realise plugs on VGA cables are blue to match, plugs on DVI cables are white to match, and even my cheap USB-to-serial adapter has a teal RS232 plug.
• PeterStuer 2y ago
  The purple/violet was usually the color to refer to the keyboard, whereas green was code for 'mouse'. As I recall you had the usb to ps/2 adapters for attatching legacy peripherals, but those usually came with two female ps/2 leads, a green one and a purple one, connecting to the one male usb-A.
  • actionfromafar 2y ago
    One could hack the Linux kernel to connect an extra keyboard in the mouse connector. :)