[geeks] SGI Keyboards and Mice

[vance at neurotica.com]

On Sat, 10 May 2003, Donald McClure wrote:

> >> The older machines use the same keyboards, but with different
> >> connecting cables. My Crimson uses DB15, Personal Iris DB9, and
> >> Indigo Mini DIN6, like an IBM PS/2 (but incompatible with that
> >> standard).
> >
> > How easy are the cables to replace?
>
> The cables of the keyboards I have seen have plugs at both ends, so its
> simply a matter of soldering up new ones with parts from Radio Shack.
> Simple, that is, if you can solder. I can't and wrecked 4 miniDIN plugs
> adapting a Indigo keyboard to a Personal IRIS 4D/20 before I got it
> right. I found the wiring diagrams online somewhere.
>
> Of course, the 4D/20 runs so slowly with Irix 5.3 that it wasn't really
> worth all the trouble.

I'd probably just put a whole new cable on so I don't have to screw with
thte factory cable.

Peace...  Sridhar