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Date:      Mon, 29 Nov 2004 11:30:15 -0500 (EST)
From:      David Scheidt <dscheidt@attglobal.net>
To:        Pete Ehlke <pde@ehlke.net>
Cc:        chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: SparcStation 10 keyboard
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.58.0411291127030.32339@cs06.cs.iusb.edu>
In-Reply-To: <20041129154737.GA11960@rfc822.net>
References:  <200411290858.35715.josh@tcbug.org> <20041129154737.GA11960@rfc822.net>

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On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Pete Ehlke wrote:

> On Mon Nov 29, 2004 at 08:58:35 +0000, Josh Paetzel wrote:
> >Has anyone ever found an adapter that will allow you to use a SS10's 
> >keyboard on a PC?  It has what looks like a PS/2 connector on it, but 
> >the mouse is plugged into the keyboard, I doubt that it will work to 
> >just plug the keyboard into the PC's PS/2 socket.
> >
> If you're handy with hardware, this can be done. It's not trivial, but
> it *is* possible. There are quite a ew step-by-step guides out there;
> google for "type 5 keyboard" pc adapter

I bought one once, many years ago.  You may still be able to get one.
It was not cheap, more than a good keyboard would have cost.


David



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