Does an optical mouse lose its benefits if it is plugged into the PS2 port instead of USB? I have some vague memory that the ps2 port can only handle enough data for like 400 dpi or whatever the term ...

Hey all. A few days ago I bought (my first ever; so far I was using only PS/2 mice) a USB mouse. Now, since I don't have experiences with this type of mice (and since, as mentioned, I am familiar only ...

When did you last buy a mouse? Did it have a little adapter in the box? There was a time when if you bought a USB mouse, in the box was also an adapter to allow it to be used with the older PS/2 ...

[David] sent in his implementation of reading a PS/2 mouse with a PIC microcontroller and some LED displays. Of course, this follows hot on the heels of using a PIC with a PS/2 keyboard so now might ...

In recent years, many PC peripherals have adopted USB or Bluetooth to connect to PCs, but until USB became mainstream in the mid-2000s, connections via PS/2 connectors were common. Raymond Chen, a ...

In this case, it really is all in the name. The IBM ThinkPad 800 DPI Optical 3-Button Travel Wheel Mouse PS/2 and USB ($60 street) is small and solidly built with a light-absorbing stealth black ...

Logitech today announced that its USB Keyboard and Optical Mouse designed for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system is scheduled to arrive on retail shelves in the U.S. and at ...