Subj : Keyboard Adapter
To   : Rob Mccart
From : Moondog
Date : Tue Sep 22 2020 20:52:00

  Re: Keyboard Adapter
  By: Rob Mccart to ALL on Tue Sep 22 2020 12:25 am

 > Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this and can answer a
 > question. I'm using an old PS2 keyboard adapted to USB using one of those Y
 > connectors that support a mouse and keyboard to one USB Port. For the most
 > part it works fine but for intense usage like games, there is a delay or it
 > won't pass on repeats of a key (even an arrow key) held down, which can be a
 > real 'killer' in games.
 > 
 > I'm wondering if this dual cable is the problem due to added circuitry and a
 > dedicated single adapter would work better or if I can expect the same thing
 > 
 > I know the keyboard works fine using PS2 on another computer and a USB
 > keyboard works fine on the same port so I'm trying to decide if I should try
 > to find a single adapter or try rewiring the keyboard directly to USB..
 > 
 > Obviously I prefer this old keyboard which started out life as a full sized
 > DIN connector which I later rewired to a PS2 cable but I'd prefer to not
 > modify it to USB, limiting its usage, especially if that's not going to help

It may be a latency issue or the converter could be overloaded at times.  In
music, analog audio to usb devices prices are relative to  to how well they
handle and convert signals.

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