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		EliRivers on Jan 8, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Valve And Xi3 Team For ‘Piston’ Steam Box "I thought we'd left that stuff behind." Keyboards, or having a USB port dedicated to one? I suspect I'm going to be using a keyboard for decades to come.

morsch on Jan 8, 2013 [–]

Having a USB port dedicated to a specific device.

sigkill on Jan 8, 2013 | | [–]

I hope it has something to do with bypassing the USB's 6-KRO.

Mvandenbergh on Jan 8, 2013 | | | [–]

Maybe, but that would require a custom keyboard as well. It may have something to do with giving the keyboard inputs a higher priority.

mariusmg on Jan 8, 2013 | | [–]

i would have been impresses if it had a PS/2 port :)

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