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Using a PS/2 keyboard and mouse on the Minix Neo X8-H Plus

You can use this adapter from DealExtreme to plug in an ordinary PS/2 keyboard and mouse combination into the Minix.  Works fine and will probably also work for other similar Android boxen as well. Why?  Well, lets you use the Minix with a KVM, doesn't it?

Adesso mechanical keyboard works with Trendnet KVM

Title says most of it.  My old HP keyboard wore out, or at least the 'E' key was on the way out.  It was also generally getting sticky and harder to type on than I liked. Of course, I wanted a full mechanical keyboard as a replacement.  I can spend 10+ hours per day on the PC.  This is hardly unusual these days, I think. Also of course, I wanted a PS/2 keyboard that worked with my old Trendnet KVM - a TK-400, to be precise.  This is a circa 2001 unit that has been working fine for me for years, and since I have 3-4 PCs hooked up at any given time I really did want to keep it. Anyway, after much hunting and pondering of a Das Keyboard, I foud the Adesso MKB-135B .  This is a fully mechanical keyboard with Cherry Blue switches, n-key rollover, blah blah but more importantly, it's a PS/2 native unit.  It comes with a USB adapter, and has a built-in USB hub that needs a USB connection to work, but first and foremost it's a PS/2 keyboard. It's avail...