[rescue] Interface info for IBM Dials and Buttons boxes?

[Julius Sridhar]

On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Eric Webb wrote:

> > > and 6094-010). Physically, they look very similar to the dials and
> > > buttons boxes used on SGIs.
> > >
> > > So far, I've been able to determine that these are RS232 interfaced
> > > critters.
> >
> > Try sending it an `h'--not as daft as it seems;  one of the various SGI
> > gadgets replies with a help screen on how to communicate with it.
> > (Spaceball?).
> >
>
> If no one gets anywhere with this let me know.  I think I can get my hands on
> one of these at work and can try to help hack it.  For some reason I remember
> a manual as well, but I'm not sure.  We dug it out of the scrap pile a couple
> months ago, scratched our heads and then said "Oh!"  Got a ton of those
> digitizer pads that they work with, but I don't believe those are RS-232....
> Sridhar?

You know what, I've never bothered to find out whether these devices were
RS-232 because there's a "Tablet" port on the back of RS/6K's that these
guys plug into.

Peace...  Sridhar