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I now have a half dozen of these little boards. Your computer never needs to know that you use a USB keyboard. Let it just think you are PS/2 for life!

You could also use it to connect a modern keyboard to a #retro computer. 486DX, anyone? 🤓

I'd offer these up for sale, but I think there are probably no more than two people who would both be interested and be on #nostr. 🤣 So I guess I'm just building these to amuse myself. Oh, and personal use (that's where the one is that is not pictured... it's in production).

#electronics #security #QubesOS #freedom #OpenSource #hardware #GrowNostr

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average_bitcoiner 1y ago

My computers don't have a PS/2 port?

average_bitcoiner 1y ago

Or maybe I don't understand what's being faked here.

beejay 1y ago

I think it just makes the computer drivers system think it's PS/2 but you're using USB

Dr. Hax 1y ago

Then this isn't for you. I use it to avoid allowing any USB devices access to dom0, so it's a security improvement for me.

Also, what kind of computer doesn't have a PS/2 port? A laptop?

elsat 1y ago

😅

Post on amethyst, shopstr, or plebeian market and let the market decide

Dr. Hax 1y ago

That sounds like a lot of work. How about you post 'em and if they sell, you get 10%? 😎

elsat 1y ago

😂

Am I usually too lazy to do this, but this aligns with my #nostrability work - making sure the products posted work across the apps.

I’ll do it for the learning by doing.

If anything sells send the zaps to nostr:npub1qktts9naunvjdwsktq5xjdhwh539xt4x0mqj4yxq0q9dvm03ljvs6sms0r

as they’ve been helping out people in need post natural calamity.

Dr. Hax 1y ago

OK. The hats are $12/each + shipping (about $9 in the US). No shipping outside the US.

Extras:

- Raspberry Pi Pico: $7

- PS/2 cable: $11

- USB micro to USB-A female: $4

- USB-A (male) to 2x USB-A (female): $5

Gotta admit, I didn't think you'd take the offer. 🫡

Dr. Hax 1y ago

Oh, what the heck... everything, including shipping for $30. I mean why not, right?

Yet another robot 1y ago

How to build one? Any good guides or is this your own design

Dr. Hax 1y ago

My own design, but you can make one yourself too.

https://gitlab.hax0rbana.org/public-repos/ps2x2pico

I did not write the code but I can attest that it works for all the keyboards I've tested and most of the mice, however my mice don't have compatible scroll wheels (see the issue in the upstream GitHub issue tracker)

Yet another robot 1y ago

Appreciate it, thanks!

Dr. Hax 1y ago

If you're in the US, I'll ship you one of my prototype hats for free if you pay shipping.

Yet another robot 1y ago

That would be would be really amazing but the address doxx would be too rough. I've been meaning to setup a remailer provider hopefully when I get that done I will be able to take you up on it.

Dr. Hax 1y ago

Completely understandable 🫡

Dr. Hax 1y ago

OK, I've listed these in my store. We'll see if anyone in America wants to buy one of these.

https://www.hax0rbana.org/signet/store.html?pubkey=028fe8dff97df9480d37bd7fbdd300c7aab1e77e3f77647f41ae27fa69d401da26&relays=%5B%22wss://relay.damus.io%22,%22wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net%22,%22wss://nostr.bolt.fun%22%5D

nostr:nevent1qqsrcawxsurxmnpv6w8d00sczpmghj24u2l5apvjh3frksyg2rxhwjqpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5hsygxnp65cafj7j5ler2un76esafg7kv79qmu86j0kqzsnnthsp254zypsgqqqqqqsqap5ed

I)ruid 1y ago

Do any modern computers even have PS/2 ports? I'd think this would only be useful for retro computers...

Dr. Hax 1y ago

Yes, pretty much all desktops have PS/2 ports unless you get a little tiny NUC or something.

Laptops are usually stuck with USB-only. You have to eork to find PS/2 ports there nowadays.

Dr. Hax 1y ago

The only reason I wanted it was for a security boost in Qubes.