• mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    PS/2 Port on its way to harass the CPU

    • Aganim@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      Seems the CPU has become the bully these days:

      CPU: hey keyboard do you have anything for me?
      CPU: hey keyboard do you have anything for me?
      CPU: hey keyboard do you have anything for me?
      CPU: hey keyboard do you have anything for me?
      CPU: hey keyboard do you have anything for me?
      CPU: hey keyboard do you have anything for me?
      CPU: hey keyboard do you have anything for me?
      CPU: hey keyboard do you have anything for me?
      Keyboard: E
      CPU: hey keyboard do you have anything for me?
      CPU: hey keyboard do you have anything for me?
      CPU: hey keyboard do you have anything for me?
      CPU: hey keyboard do you have anything for me?
      …

      • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        2 years ago

        My grandpa always used to say that computers used to be way better before they became electrical.

        • SmokeyDope@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 years ago

          Ah, yes the good ol days of punch cards, switch boards, mechanical operators and electron tubes, when will the youngins learn that their fancy transistors are for pussies

          Personally I inscribe all of my code into binary on a fired clay tablet and store it in a cave for archival purposes

    • Fridgeratr@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      Modern USB keyboards need to be asked what’s being pressed by the CPU multiple times a second, but old PS/2 keyboards will actually interrupt the CPU to send the key press command