Thread: 2 keyboards and one ps2 keyboard port

I think this is what you're looking for...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2012681023

That will NOT work. Keyboards use specific timing signals, so you can't just plug two of them into a port and have them both work. I would suggest using a USB keyboard and a PS/2 keyboard if you need two keyboards on your system.

Check out this link for running two PS2 keyboards at the same time.

babas151 > are you gonna go ir with that Palm or did you find any wireless stuff for that Palm?http://www.fentek-ind.com/y-adapter.htm

i'm gona chek the link thanks
humm i'm gona start with a serail cable but i'm actualy bulding a ir receiver but i'm having a little trouble finding the required parts
i'm thinking ofmakig it wireless by using walkitakye or wireless inercome or something is there a whay to establish a serial connection through modem ?

I'm just curious, does anyone know what is different about a laptop PS/2 that allows one of those splitters to work?

Also how does that cuecat thing work (anyone know what i mean) its like a barcode scanner you plug into your keyboard PS/2
connection than plug your keyboard into a cable that splits off of it, it essentially scans and converts it to a text code. Is it just two of the same thing that won't work (like 2 keyboards) or what?

The laptop ps/2 is actually a comination of both of your standard ps/2 keyboard/mouse ports. It has the ability to listen and drive both a mouse and a keyboard (they work at different hz). And again, it will only work with a mouse and keyboard, not two key boards (the one of the laptop is either disabled when an external keyboard is present, or has a seperated controller, depending on the laptop).

I would assume that the cue cat works by simply piggybacking on the keyboard controller, simply adding unqiue keystrokes that the cuecat software translates into code.

Thanks that clears it up for me.