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Re:Intel mulls cutting 16 and 32-bit support, booting straig... by meepmorp on Thursday May 25, 2023 @02:47PM (#36074482)
> The PS1 was implemented in spare die area of the PS2’s USB controller.

This really confused me until figured out you weren't talking about the IBM PS/1 and PS/2.

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Re:Intel mulls cutting 16 and 32-bit support, booting straig... by Narishma on Thursday May 25, 2023 @03:03PM (#36074678)
I don't think they are. IBM PS/2 was more than a decade before USB.

But then, the PS2 console didn't have USB either, so I'm not sure what they're talking about.

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Re:Intel mulls cutting 16 and 32-bit support, booting straig... by circuit10 on Thursday May 25, 2023 @03:12PM (#36074786)
> The PlayStation 2 also features two USB ports

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2

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Re:Intel mulls cutting 16 and 32-bit support, booting straig... by GenerWork on Thursday May 25, 2023 @03:13PM (#36074797)
PS2 had 2 USB ports on the front, did it not?
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Re:Intel mulls cutting 16 and 32-bit support, booting straig... by ace2358 on Thursday May 25, 2023 @03:30PM (#36075021)
Yeh and the original had a FireWire port too!
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Re:Intel mulls cutting 16 and 32-bit support, booting straig... by Narishma on Thursday May 25, 2023 @07:15PM (#36077670)
You're right. I guess I never noticed because they didn't use it for the controllers.
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