You are right about what I was talking about. Though I thought the quote made it clear I wasn't speaking to the OP. I was talking about a "generic $2 USB-PS/2 adapter".

Step 2 Open the USB to PS/2 Adapter. Open it up and simply connect pins from the USB female connector to the PS/2 male connector. Just join them at these points: ...

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If you now want to get one of these awesome pieces of computing history and would like to be able to talk to it, [danjovic] has you covered with the open-source EXPS/2 keyboard adapter.

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 in… ...

The pointer shipped with a then-standard PS/2 port but also worked with USB when using the included adapter. What you may not know is that this small, green adapter was purely a mechanical component.

Keyspan has released beta software drivers for its USB serial adapters and remotes to add support for Intel-based Macs. ... infrared remote controls, and the Easy Presenter and USB PS/2 Adapter.