Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)

Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by at_a_remove on Saturday November 18, 2023 @11:12PM (#38328844)

PS/2 connectors lived on motherboards for a very very long time after mice and keyboards went to USB.

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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by userbinator on Sunday November 19, 2023 @12:36AM (#38329456)

PS/2 ports are still there on high-end and "gamer" mobos.

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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by dagmx on Sunday November 19, 2023 @01:58AM (#38329939)

There’s also the matter of PS/2 interruption vs USB. I don’t believe it truly matters much anymore but there were distinct advantages of PS/2

The link below has several outlined though I can’t speak to their veracity or relevance anymore

https://superuser.com/questions/341215/is-there-a-distinct-a...

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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by hurryer on Sunday November 19, 2023 @02:08AM (#38330002)

You can actually damage the port if you unplug a PS/2 connector while power is on. Happened to me.

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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by iopq on Sunday November 19, 2023 @12:30PM (#38335054)

The initial roll out of USB mice was on 125Hz polling interval. The PS/2 mice were faster at first because they sent the signal immediately with no delay.

You can easily see the difference - with 125Hz it's impossible to draw a good circle with a mouse since it will always draw short straight lines

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