TIL my old wired keyboard still works after 15 years in a closet

Pulled it out to type up a repair manual and it fired right up, no driver issues on Windows 10. Took me 3 hours to find a PS/2 to USB adapter at a thrift store though - has anyone else had luck with ancient peripherals just working?

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spencer_wood7h ago

12 year old Dell membrane keyboard I found at a flea market worked perfect with a cheap adapter too. PS/2 is pretty bulletproof compared to modern USB stuff, all it does is send key presses over two wires. I mean, you probably could have just plugged it into an old PC with a native port and skipped the adapter hunt entirely.