From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Apr 13 00:23:41 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id AAA21691 for chat-outgoing; Sun, 13 Apr 1997 00:23:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from csd.cs.technion.ac.il (csd.cs.technion.ac.il [132.68.32.8]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id AAA21683 for ; Sun, 13 Apr 1997 00:23:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (nadav@localhost) by csd.cs.technion.ac.il (8.6.11/8.6.10) with SMTP id KAA05051; Sun, 13 Apr 1997 10:22:37 +0300 X-Authentication-Warning: csd.cs.technion.ac.il: nadav owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 10:22:37 +0300 (IDT) From: Nadav Eiron X-Sender: nadav@csd To: Chuck Robey cc: FreeBSD-chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: weird cable In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-chat@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Fri, 11 Apr 1997, Chuck Robey wrote: > Someone just dumped a couple of interesting-looking computers on me, and > they're both one cable short of working, so I thought I'd ask around and > see if anyone has ever hear of this fairly weird one. > > The computers are DEC 5000-120's, they both have 19" color monitors (which > makes them dandy for working into my FreeBSD box!) but they both need thos > odd cable that combines the mouse and the keyboard (and a B/W monitor > cable, which I won't use) into one, umm, I think 15 pin D connector. > > I need twoof these weird cables. Anyone know where they could be gotten? Those were also used on old VAXstations (MicroVAX II and 3100 series). You may have a separate mouse/keyboard connector too, which would make the problem easier (the 3100s had). There are also RGB versions you can use (use only the green connector for a B/W screen).I think I can find a couple of those cables here, but we're abit too far apart for it to be practical. Anyhow, look aroung old VAXstations. > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data > chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. > 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | > Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD > (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > > Nadav