Many professional gamers still depend on them because they have lower latency than USB.
(Apple IIe)
My parents got rid of mine without asking when I went to college in the 2000s :(
Like 30 something?
My first PC was a Timex Sinclair 1000 and I wrote a text-based choose your own adventure game in basic for it and saved the program on audio cassette.
I actually wanted a PS2 port because it works with interrupts rather than polling but they aren't really included anymore.
I feel like they don't make boards for people like me who want small boards with a super niche port.
When a MoDT Mini-ITX board comes out with a PS2 port I will buy that instantly
I tried to explain these ports to a salesperson at micro center, and they have me the dull cow stare.
i have a gaming pc built this decade that has both of those ports dude
I remember when mice were a neat new peripheral for use with graphical interfaces instead of typing in a command line.
I remember the adapters that went from the larger version of this to smaller as well as using the serial port.
Box o’ “useless” cables gang represent
I'm using a PS/2 keyboard and trackpad right now.
Adesso ACK-540-pw if anyone is interested.
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