IRIX on Personal Iris

From: cvisors_at_carnagevisors.net <(cvisors_at_carnagevisors.net)>
Date: Fri May 10 05:29:29 2002

On Thu, 9 May 2002, Pete Turnbull wrote:

> On May 9, 9:42, Tothwolf wrote:
> > On Thu, 9 May 2002, Jeff Hellige wrote:
> >
> > > > No. The Indigo^2 / Indy where the first SGI workstations that used
> > > > PS/2 keyboards and rodents.
> > >
> > > I rather like the PS/2-style granite colored SGI keyboards/mice. The
> > > keyboards have a nice feel to them.
> >
> > How hard is it to find key caps and micro switches for these keyboards? I
> > think I have one of the granite keyboards somewhere, but it has some
> > missing/damaged keys. If I can find a source for the parts, it might be
> > worth repairing, since the rest of it appears to be in good condition.
> >
> > Are these keyboards true PS/2 type keyboards, or are they only compatible
> > with the newer SGI systems?
>
> The granite ones are genuine PS/2 interface and they work fine on PCs
> though I've heard rumours that the reverse is not always true.
>
>
I had a bad coffee incedent with my O2s PS/2 Keyboard, which unfortunatly
killed it. The IBM PS/2 keybord I have works fine (its one of the original
realy clicky ones)


Benjamin
Received on Fri May 10 2002 - 05:29:29 BST