PS/2 port is a 6-pin mini-DIN connector named after IBM Personal System/2 series of personal computers in April 2nd 1987, that is used for connecting keyboards and mice to a PC compatible computer system. However, since 1998 more and more people think that PS/2 stands for "PlayStation" as there was a PC advertisement from 1998 saying "PS/2 DualShock Controller" as this PC now had a PS/2 dualport for both keyboard and mouse, and another PS/2 port for the new DualShock controller that had just started being shipped with the PC.
In 1998, I was surprised whilst seeing a PS/2 port on my then-new PC; I had originally thought those were just the port for keyboard and mouse, but this port was now used for a new PS/2 DualShock Controller that had just started being shipped with the PC.
by Emotional Cruiser September 21, 2025
Get the PS/2 portmug.