DG Aviion video

From: R. Stricklin <red_at_bears.org>
Date: Mon Nov 30 20:55:35 1998

On Tue, 1 Dec 1998, Geoff Roberts wrote:

> My 4100 does. Don't recall how many pins thought, but a Honeywell AT
> keyboard works fine, though a cheapy generic one did not. YMMV, since
> it's a different model.

Ok. I was told he'd used a Fujitsu keyboard on it, and since I've got some
of those around, I'll just use one of those.

> I believe it has the sync on the green channel.

The green connect is labelled "G/MONO" so I'd be inclined to agree with
you.

> Data General Unix only. Virtually System 5 Release 4.

I at least knew that much. (: I was given a fat wodge of QIC tapes and
DG/UX 5.4R3 at least was included as well as some older versions and
possibly one newer.

> I have the procedure for getting past the password here somewhere.

I shouldn't need it, the box has no disk and I'll need to install from
scratch.

> I have most of the Doc set for the current version of DGUX as a result. ;^)

I was also shipped a fat wodge of docs in three ring binders. (:

> I emailed Data General early in the piece, looking for information, and got
> NO response.

Not surprising; they're an Intel/NT shop now for the most part. q: How
boring.

> is the same connector as on a Sun, but not sure if the Sun mouse would
> work or not, and I don't have one to try.

Outwardly they are identical. Both are Mouse Systems optical mice
(although the DG mouse doesn't say so). I dismantled the DG mouse and a
spare Sun type-4 mouse to make sure, but the electronics and signalaling
are wildly different. From cord conductor-count alone, I'd say the DG
mouse is quadrature and the Sun mouse is serial.

> At first glance, it looked like a PS2 mouse port, but the pinout is quite
> different.

It is the same connector as on a Sun mouse, though.

ok
r.
Received on Mon Nov 30 1998 - 20:55:35 GMT