AW: [SunRescue] SUN IPC (again) seriell connection to PC

[Camiel Vanderhoeven]

I wouldn't buy it from Sun directly. They see no point in charging you $200
for it (last time I checked). You'd better buy one second hand. They can be
had for $15 that way.
But I see you're living in Germany. I don't know where exactly, but if it's
near to Holland, you can come and pick one up for free. I live in Eindhoven.

Camiel.

chris Gunther wrote:

> Where can I buy such a keyboard - I suppose I can't go to
> "VOBIS" and say "Hey guys I need a type 5 keyboard" ;-)))
>
> LOL - suppose have to buy it from SUN directly, do I?
>
>         chris
>
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> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> Von: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]Im
> Auftrag von James Lockwood
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 18. Juli 2000 10:08
> An: MailingList SUN Help
> Betreff: Re: [SunRescue] SUN IPC (again) seriell connection to PC
>
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, [iso-8859-1] chris G|nther wrote:
>
> > I then turned the SUN off again and checked the keyboard
> > cable - plugging in and out again. When I turned my SUN
> > on again all I could see was this little message saying
> > that no keyboard is connected to the SUN and that all
> > input output will be redirected to tty.
> > Fine I thougt so my cable is propably broken. But where
> > can I get a new one from?
> >
> > I tried to make a seriell connection to betwen my SUN and
> > my PC using the rest of my keyboard cable (for the plug)
> > and a normal 9 PIN but I could not completely figure out
> > which pin has to be connected to which :-(
>
> Sun keyboard cables are straight-through 8-pin mini-DIN.  If you can find
> straight through Macintosh serial cables that connect all pins (they're
> frequently labeled as "switchbox" cables) then they will work fine.
>
> Your keyboard may also be dying.  These are very cheap used, it may be
> useful to pick up a spare.
>
> -James
>
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