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Vintage (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by ekZepp@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 46 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Fairly certain my first computer used something like this for the keyboard. I did not have a mouse.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The venerable DIN connector!

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

That thing was a monster!

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

IIRC, that's electrically compatible with the smaller, more fragile PS/2 connector. The adapters are just wiring it down to the smaller connector (and maybe some impedance matching resistors?).

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I did have a converter from this to a ps/2 connection when I got a newer computer.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Should also work with a USB to PS/2 so you can use it on a modern machine if you want. Some modern keyboards are still backward compatible as well. I have a USB keyboard I can use on my old Din machines using two adapters.

[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

Only if it's an AT keyboard. XT keyboards are incompatible and require active conversions. They use the same port.