12 Aug
2006
12 Aug
'06
11:23 p.m.
jim stephens wrote:
It seems like lots of converters involved. :-(
Presumably the USB based stuff can be self-powered.
Otherwise, lots and lots and lots of wall warts??
Apple Desktop Bus
Don wrote:
Hmmm... my U10 has VGVA and a 13W3. I assume one
overrides the other?
It doesn't take long to realize that this is
a non-solution:
- keyboards are PS2, Sun, USB, ADB, etc.
Keyboards that are USB convert to PS2 with a gizmo
Sun converters can be had on ebay, though not cheaply.
SS10 and 20s and prior are handled well, but the next
up cheapo, the U5/10 motherboard is a pain because
it is sun keyboard and VGA out. they only went half way till the blades. U2 etc, are 13w3 however but
are not as nice as the U5 because they require scsi
drives.
Nothing wrong with SCSI... :>
- mice are
PS2, Serial, Sun, USB, ADB, etc.
meece that are USB can go to PS2. - video is
Sun's 13W3, HD15, DEC's RGB, apple's DB15, etc.
there is a sun converter for the raritan and for
avocent that converts the keyboard and video.
it requires sun keyboard power tu run the logic, and
is rare on ebay.
there is a mac box from raritan that converts to
ps2, maybe there are other such solutions.
ADB does not ring a bell, so I guess I don't have
them. The Dec Vax type video and keyboards, as well
as the funny HP's ones are pretty much in the
"hide the keyboard and mouse" class.
AIX boxes that I am keeping must have vga
adapters, and ps2, though they are not w/o problems.
Sheesh! This sounds like a real mess! :-(
I assume the reason off-the-shelf devices that handle all of
this "nicely" don't exist because most installations are
homogenous?