Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 11:22:58 +0200 (MET DST) From: Christoph Haas <haas@willi.lion.de> To: FreeBSD-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: weird cable Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.96.970414112041.29999B-100000@willi> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.95q.970411232049.16412A-100000@professor.eng.umd.edu>
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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 two of these weird cables. Anyone know where they could be gotten? BTW, is there a way to attach a SUN Type 5 keyboard with mouse to a normal PC (maybe with the help of a PS/2 connector) ?? I really like the quality of this keyboards and would enjoy having one on my FreeBSD machine at home. Any ideas or soldering tips ? Christoph -- Christoph Haas o.tel.o GmbH | Never trust an operating UNIX Sysadmin Universitaetsstrasse 140| system you don't have the 44799 Bochum / Germany | sources for. mailto:haas@lion.de http://www.o-tel-o.de | http://www.freebsd.org
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