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minus-squareLordTE7R1S@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up15·8 months agoI got that reference. Fuck, I’m old.
minus-squaremfed1122@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·8 months agoPlease explain? I get that the chubby bird is speaking assembly, but I’m sure there’s more to it than that?
minus-squarecheet@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up45·8 months agoPS2 keyboards use interrupts rather than polling in USB, meaning every time a key is pressed the CPU stops what its doing to process it.
minus-squaremfed1122@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 months agoCool! I had no idea it was deeper than just a physical interface change.
minus-squaredrath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 months agoI’m wondering, is it still the case for mobos with Super IO?
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoSuper IO does still use interrupts as far as I know. The PS/2 protocol is interrupt-driven, so it’s not possible to use a PS/2 keyboard or mouse without interrupts.
minus-squareDrewfro66@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoI didn’t know the PS2 had a keyboard
minus-squareSparroHawc@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoI know you’re probably being facetious… but the PS/2 port is what’s shown in the OP image. that said the Playstation 2 had USB ports, you could just plug a regular keyboard into it
minus-squareDeebster@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoAnd having to pick your IRQ when installing anything into your machine, and the weird bugs that could happen if you mucked it up.
minus-squareTaleya@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoI remember manually programming the cylinders and heads on a hdd into the bios. Kids these days got it easy
minus-squareDeebster@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoAnd when the bits feel off the end and you had to wind them back on with a pencil.
minus-squareDoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·8 months agoMarkiplier farquad hybrid deep fried meme
I got that reference. Fuck, I’m old.
Please explain? I get that the chubby bird is speaking assembly, but I’m sure there’s more to it than that?
PS2 keyboards use interrupts rather than polling in USB, meaning every time a key is pressed the CPU stops what its doing to process it.
Cool! I had no idea it was deeper than just a physical interface change.
I’m wondering, is it still the case for mobos with Super IO?
Super IO does still use interrupts as far as I know. The PS/2 protocol is interrupt-driven, so it’s not possible to use a PS/2 keyboard or mouse without interrupts.
I didn’t know the PS2 had a keyboard
I know you’re probably being facetious… but the PS/2 port is what’s shown in the OP image.
that said the Playstation 2 had USB ports, you could just plug a regular keyboard into it
And having to pick your IRQ when installing anything into your machine, and the weird bugs that could happen if you mucked it up.
I remember manually programming the cylinders and heads on a hdd into the bios. Kids these days got it easy
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And when the bits feel off the end and you had to wind them back on with a pencil.
Markiplier farquad hybrid deep fried meme