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Thank you Richard!
To use this cable, I need to replace my video card with a color one.
Please, see attached picture of the connector I have on my 386i. I
suppose that finding the video card is harder then the cable itself! :-)
However, this cable could be a good start for trying to do some reverse
engineering of the pinouts.
Since the code I found is different, I supposed that we can assume
630-1621 is the code of monochrome screen/cable.
BR.
-s
On 30/05/24 11:47, Richard wrote:
Oh and there is this
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SUN Microsystems 530-1366-01 Monitor + Keyboard Cable 13W3 Mini Din8
/A4 8 Pin
<https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/295331844851?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=Jl-IULHVQ9G&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=d0DI9IFhQqK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY>
ebay.com.au
<https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/295331844851?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=Jl-IULHVQ9G&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=d0DI9IFhQqK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY>
<https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/295331844851?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=Jl-IULHVQ9G&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=d0DI9IFhQqK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY>
Which looks right
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> On 30 May 2024, at 19:07, Stefano Sanna via cctalk
> <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> Hi.
>
> I recently bought a Sun Microsystems 386i and I discovered (too
> late...) that monitor and keyboard are connected to the same D15
> connector on the back using a "Y" cable (I had experience with other
> Sun workstations, this was first contact with Intel-based hardware).
>
> Unfortunately, I have not such a cable neither I was able to find any
> info on the web about the pinout/wiring; probably it would be
> possible to create the cable from scratch (assuming that no other
> circuitry was inside the original Y cable). Moreover, I discovered
> that there is more than one option for video boards (mono and color):
> therefore, there is more than a single Y cable to connect monitor and
> keyboard.
>
> Looking at the official Sun's hardware list, I found this item:
>
> 630-1621 386i video/keyboard cable
>
> but it does not specify whether it is the mono or the color cable. In
> any case, it seems impossible to buy it on eBay or similar.
>
> Does anybody have some information on how to rebuild it?
>
> Thank you.
> -s