Timeline for Would a USB hub work in reverse?
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| Dec 13, 2011 at 18:30 | comment | added | Rob Reuss | @Piskvor Exactly correct - I said it that way only to simplify my point. But that is exactly the kind of simple signaling protocol that a hardware implementation could mimic. That is, the splitter cable/box would have circuits that would handle the computer side of that conversation as a mimic. It's doable - but again, not marketable. | |
| Dec 13, 2011 at 10:00 | comment | added | Piskvor left the building | "in the keyboard example, where information is being passed only in one direction" - that's an incorrect assumption: data passes both ways, at the very least on power-up/plug-in ("Hello, I'm a device" "Okay, what are you?" "I'm a keyboard" "Okay then"). | |
| S Dec 13, 2011 at 1:05 | history | suggested | jprete | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Fixed a couple of minor grammar points and cleared up the answer a bit.
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| Dec 12, 2011 at 22:39 | comment | added | Rob Reuss | There's no question it could be done, designed for a very limited application (e.g. keyboard, mouse) but I'm not aware of such a product existing - there probably isn't enough of a market to make it cost effective to produce. | |
| Dec 12, 2011 at 22:24 | comment | added | FoamyGuy | If it is conceivable that it would work for a keyboard does such a thing exist that is meant specifically for this purpose? I don't need it to support any USB peripherals other than a standard keyboard that will only be sending info one way. And It will not need to make use of any special keys such as NUM LOCK, or SCROLL LOCK. It just needs to work with sending single letter keystrokes to multiple PCs such as: "a", "b", "e" etc | |
| Dec 12, 2011 at 21:29 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Dec 12, 2011 at 21:14 | history | answered | Rob Reuss | CC BY-SA 3.0 |