Subject: RE: sparc station 5-170 (turbo sparc)
To: <>
From: John Ruschmeyer <jruschme@comcast.net>
List: port-sparc
Date: 06/12/2003 15:39:03
> From: Greywolf
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:15 PM
>
> I have not liked type 3s ever since I had three of them with keys go bad
> on me in a very short amount of time. Personally I find myself
> wishing for a type 2 that I could make work! now, THOSE rocked.
Hmm... it shouldn't be that hard to make a Type 2 work on a modern box.
As I recall, the 2/120(?) that I used to work on had a Type 2 keyboard and
mouse, but a Type 3 keyboard port. Plugged into the port was a small box
with a pair of RJ-11 jacks for the keyboard and mouse. I assume that this
box was either a connector adapter or, at worst, contained some small amount
of logic. Either way, that adapter combined with the 3->4 adapter derMouse
mentioned should be enough to put a Type 2 on anything modern.
<<<john>>>