Newer PCs can provide BIOS support to make a USB keyboard look like a PC2 at the BIOS/SETUP/DOS/WIN9X level. Bob Ammerman RAm Systems ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell McMahon" To: Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 5:43 AM Subject: Re: ] Alternate serial port? > > On a second note though, the serial port is just the first thing to go. PC > > manufacturers have plans to rid pc's of pretty much all legacy hardware io > > in the next few years. In particular, this includes PS/2 - you'll soon > need > > to have a USB keyboard and mouse. > > > Just added a USB keyboard to a system a week ago. > Took it off again within a day. > Reason: I'm currently multi-booting with either WIN98 and WIN XP and WIN98 > is the 2nd choice. To make a choice other than the default the user has to > use the keyboard. The USB keyboard doesn't come alive until AFTER the O/S > has booted. Obvious but stupid. Also, how would you eg alter system settings > or select startup option? If they remove the PS/2 port then they MUST > enable the USB at some level in firmware at boot time OR radically alter > boot philosophy. > > > Russell McMahon > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu