KYBD (was: VAXstation 4000VLC)

From: healyzh_at_aracnet.com <(healyzh_at_aracnet.com)>
Date: Mon Apr 24 19:34:45 2000

> >One of my requirements is that it be able to take a PS/2 Keyboard and
> >mouse, as I want to be able to plug in something like a LK450 keyboard, and
> >a 3 button mouse.
>
> I'm basically a 98.5% Software and 1.5% Hardware-knowledge guy.
> With the little I know - about the PIC micro - It seems like I
> could make a 'protocol' converter between keyboards:
> IBM-101 to LK201 and the reverse, etc.
> But I'm busy and lazy and was wondering if anybody out there
> ever saw someone _Sell_ keyboard converters that do this?

Well, that's why I specified the LK450, as it'll plug into a PS/2 keyboard
port, as will several other DEC Keyboards (I'm not sure of the top of my
head which is the proper one for OpenVMS). OTOH, if the laptop was a Mac
I've found the LK201 emulation for eXodus to work fairly good, once I figured
out how to set DECterm to print the '<' and '>' when I hit the correct keys.


                                Zane
Received on Mon Apr 24 2000 - 19:34:45 BST