[Coco] Mechanical keyboard upgrades for the CoCo

[Kandur]

I can't use a  passive adapter it's just passive, there is no chip inside.
As far as I know, the "magic" is inside the keyboard or mouse itself.
My USB keyboards don't work with passive adapters on PS/2 ports.
I haven't seen any PS/2 host to USB keyboard and/or USB mouse active adapters. They could make one, if they put their minds to it, but what market would there be for it ? 
PS2 is disappearing from computers as we speak. The market for that kind of active adapter would also be disappearing. 

Kandur

Friday, August 21, 2015, 2:45:15 PM, you wrote:
> Thanks Mark,
> I would get one right away, if it had a USB interface.

> Kandur

> Friday, August 21, 2015, 12:55:11 PM, you wrote:

>>> On Aug 21, 2015, at 11:53 , Kandur <k at qdv.pw> wrote:

>>> I would prefer to use an off the shelf,



>>> my PC's present, well placed keyboard.
>>> Haven't looked yet, but sure such an interface could be had,
>>> for far less then the $200, $300 prices bandied about here.

>> $55

>> http://www.frontiernet.net/~mmarlette/Cloud-9/Hardware/PS2Keyboard.html



>> Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
>> http://www.nf6x.net/