You can use the Indigo keyboard. I'd modify the adapter to use a "d"
series connector instead of the mini-din the site shows. In fact there
is a guy selling assembled and tested adapters on ebay. I've had good
luck finding the Indigo keyboards in a couple of surplus stores that
deal with "PC" parts. The Sgi keyboards get thrown in the junk bins
because they don't come with a cord attached and the employee's are too
lazy to look for a din6 m-m cable. It's a good thing too, because you
will kill the keyboard plugging it into a PS2 port and since they are
untested, I usually pay under $5 for a keyboard. I haven't found a dead
one yet.
As for Indigo mice, I've bought two bulk lots of used Indigo mice from
ebay in the past few months. I paid around $15.00 for 6-8 mice in
each. Most worked. I've adopted a lot of Indigo's recently. I think
I've got 8 up and running so far.
James
Jules Richardson wrote:
>Interesting. I've only worked with Origin 200/2000 SGI machines so don't
>know much about any of the older systems or the desktops.
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>Any idea if an Indigo keyboard is compatible? Reason I ask is that the
>guy who's disposing of the machine has found a website describing a
>convertor to allow a stock PS/2 keyboard and mouse to be used with an
>Indigo.
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>If the 4D can use an Indigo keyboard then it should work with this
>convertor, which would be a start...
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>cheers!
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>Jules
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