HP9000 model 710 workstation(Apollo 700).

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Thu Jul 18 21:56:00 2002

On Fri, 19 Jul 2002, Tony Duell wrote:
> > There's a guy in the UK that is selling an adaptor for PS/2 KB's/mice to
> > HP-HIL that is supposedly just wired through... is this
> > possible?!?!?! does anyone have the pinouts for the HP-HIL port?
> Totally impossible [1]. The signals are not even close between the 2
> interfaces.
> [1] OK, somebody could make a keyboard that could work with either PS/2
> or HP-HIL interfacee sgnals with just a plug change, but AFAIK HP never did.

Well, . . .
you could make one out of a PC, an HPIL interface card, and some software,
...

The HPIL card will cost you, but the PC is cheaper than buying any of its
compnent parts.
Received on Thu Jul 18 2002 - 21:56:00 BST