Xiaofan Chen wrote:
> To me PS/2 ports are necessary because sometimes Linux
> still has problems with USB mouse and keyboard during
> setup or grub screen.
>   
My desktop computer doesn't have a PS/2 port (or a serial port for that 
matter).   The lack of a PS/2 port is a problem, since I also happen to 
have a keyboard addiction problem.   Specifically, I'm addicted to the 
IBM Type M keyboard.  ( 
http://www.pcworld.com/article/147939/inside_the_worlds_greatest_keyboard.html 
).  With a Type M, I can easily clock over 80WPM on a typing test, and 
if I'm composing an email, it's more like 100WPM or more.  I'm *much* 
slower on other keyboards. 

Because they are fairly rare anymore, I've been collecting them.   I've 
accumulated hopefully a lifetime supply of them from various sources 
(State Gov't surplus sales mostly).

The problem?   They are all PS/2.     And even worse, the keyboard draws 
so much current (112mA), that many USB adapters don't work reliably.   I 
bought a "quality" belkin adapter, and it would reset every minute or 
so, loosing a few characters.  I ended up buying one from 
clickykeyboards.com (who themselves are Type M fanatics), to finally get 
one that would work.

-forrest
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