Re: Connect Type 5 keyboard to Sun 4c

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From: Glenn Weinberg
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 00:00

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In article <admM1.526$Ge.1223903@ptah.visi.com>, merlyn@visi.com (Doug McIntyre) writes:
>cdewick@lios.apana.org.au (Craig Dewick) writes:
>>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.
>
>Or the older ROM's can't tell the difference between them since the
>keyboards overall electronicaly are simular. 

Type 5's use the Type 4 ID specifically to support backward compatibility
with older PROMs.

	Regards,

	Glenn
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Glenn Weinberg         Sun Microsystems, Inc.       glenn.weinberg@Eng.Sun.COM
Opinions expressed above should not be construed as representing any position,
official or unofficial, of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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From: weinberg@eng.sun.com (Glenn Weinberg)
Subject: Re: Connect Type 5 keyboard to Sun 4c
Date: 1998/09/22
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