Re: Connect Type 5 keyboard to Sun 4c

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From: Craig Dewick
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00

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In <6trbb1$9kq$1@hornet.fibr.net> "Bruce A. Pullig" <bpullig@NOSPAMPLEASEnwol.net> writes:

>WOW, I got to use a type 5 keyboard with a mechanical mouse on an Ultra the
>other day.  I loved using it.  Can I connect one to my SPARCstation 2 or my
>IPC?  What would be involved?

A type-5 keyboard will work just fine with no software or hardware changes
on your SS2 and IPC. Some of the extra keys won't do anything, but otherwise
it'll be fine. Type-5 kbd's identify themselves as type-4's at power-on
apparently.

Regards,

Craig.

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From: cdewick@lios.apana.org.au (Craig Dewick)
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Date: 1998/09/18
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