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minus-squarecheet@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up29·22 hours agoPS2 keyboards use interrupts rather than polling in USB, meaning every time a key is pressed the CPU stops what its doing to process it.
minus-squareDeebster@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoAnd having to pick your IRQ when installing anything into your machine, and the weird bugs that could happen if you mucked it up.
minus-squaredrath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·20 hours agoI’m wondering, is it still the case for mobos with Super IO?
minus-squaremfed1122@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 hours agoCool! I had no idea it was deeper than just a physical interface change.
PS2 keyboards use interrupts rather than polling in USB, meaning every time a key is pressed the CPU stops what its doing to process it.
And having to pick your IRQ when installing anything into your machine, and the weird bugs that could happen if you mucked it up.
I’m wondering, is it still the case for mobos with Super IO?
Cool! I had no idea it was deeper than just a physical interface change.