Are Realforce keyboards PS/2 compatible?
- joc
- Location: The Lone Star State
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I would like to use a Soarer's converter like this one to add a function layer to a Realforce keyboard. Has anyone tried attaching a Soarer's converter to a Realforce keyboard? If yes, did it work? I found a couple of conflicting search results as to whether or not Realforce keyboards are PS/2 compatible so I was hoping someone here might know the answer. Thanks.
- Muirium
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Old Realforces were PS/2 native. I don't think the modern USB ones have any PS/2 functionality, but that's just an informed guess.
You could try a software solution instead. Karabiner on OS X, and there are others elsewhere.
You could try a software solution instead. Karabiner on OS X, and there are others elsewhere.
- joc
- Location: The Lone Star State
- Main keyboard: IBM F104 (Unsaver) || IBM SSK
- Main mouse: Logitech M570
- Favorite switch: IBM Beam Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
Thanks for the information and suggestion. I actually use Karabiner but I didn't realize it was configurable outside of the default settings. It looks like it should be possible to set up a function layer via virtual modifiers.Muirium wrote: ↑Old Realforces were PS/2 native. I don't think the modern USB ones have any PS/2 functionality, but that's just an informed guess.
You could try a software solution instead. Karabiner on OS X, and there are others elsewhere.