Questions tagged [usb]
For questions on Universal Serial Bus cables, connections, and communication protocols related to retrocomputing hardware and software
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How did early green PS/2 to USB mouse adapters work?
I remember when USB mouses came out those green PS/2 to USB adapters were around. (I cannot remember to have seen a purple keyboard adapter doing the same. But that doesn't mean anything.)
I always ...
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Formatting a 720K floppy disk over USB fails with Windows 10
I've read many times that USB floppy drives will not format (or read/write) 720K disks. But then I read several posts online where people say they have done it. Even with Windows 10 (which is what I'...
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How to use USB flash drives with Windows 98 SE?
I have a Compaq desktop computer running Windows 98 SE. It's been handed down a few times, and I don't recollect it ever being online but it does have a version of Firefox from 2007 so I could be ...
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How did an old mouse detect if it was connected to PS/2 or USB port?
Prompted by this earlier question about USB-to-PS2 adapters, in which the answer is that the mouse figures out what it is connected to, the question arises: how do it know?
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Connecting Panasonic "Penwriter" RK-P400C to modern PC using USB to serial cable
I have a Panasonic "Penwriter" model RK-P400C electronic typewriter/plotter from circa 1985 I'd like to be able to connect to a modern PC. And hopefully even use to draw graphics! Bought in almost new ...
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Reading 720 KiB floppy disks in a floppy drive identifying as ‘TEAC USB UF000x’ [closed]
I am using a USB connected "Sabrent FD-05PUB" 3.5″ floppy drive to read data using Windows 10 computer. It shows in Device Manager as "TEAC USB UF000x USB Device". The 1440 KiB ...
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