Indy keyboard?

From: R. Stricklin <red_at_bears.org>
Date: Sat May 1 04:07:32 1999

On Sat, 1 May 1999, Pete Turnbull wrote:

> The keyboards used on Indigos and Personal IRIS machines are custom
> keyboards -- you need the right one. They use custom 3-button mice as
> well, which plug into the keyboard. The Indigo versions use a 6-pin
> miniDIN connector which looks like a PS/2 connector, but the pinout,
> voltages, and protocols are completely different. Indys and later machines
> use a
> standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse. A good source is Greg Douglas at
> Reputable Systems:

Oops, you're right of course. The Indigos use keyboards that only pretend
to be PS/2 compatible. My R4400 Indigo does not use an actual PS/2
keyboard. I thought it did, but double-checking reveals my mistake.

Sorry for the mis-information.

ok
r.
Received on Sat May 01 1999 - 04:07:32 BST