19 Feb
2003
19 Feb
'03
11:39 p.m.
At 07:48 PM 2/20/03 +1000, you wrote:
I'm trying to get Sparcstation 1 up and running
with Redhat Linux, but I
don't have any sun mice.
I noticed as the install CD boots it looks for a mouse-systems mouse.
Yes, it's looking for an optical mouse. I believe all the SUN optical mice were made
by Mouse Systems.
I
have some other workstation mice around here somewhere,
and I think at
least some of them were marked mouse-systems. Has anyone managed adapt any
other mice for use on a Sparc?
I know there are some commercial sun to ps/2 adapter, but $75 is a bit much
to spend on an adapter for a $5 computer.
Have you looked for an original mouse on E-bay? They show up frequently and sometimes
sell very cheap. That's probably the easiest and least troublesome way of getting a
working mouse.
FWIW I have a mechanical SUN mouse on E-bay right now. I'm not sure if it will work
on the SparkStation 1 but I don't think it will. (It uses a PS/2 type connector with
only three pins). But there are plenty of websites on the net that list SUN parts and will
tell you if it will work and/or the part number for the correct mouse for your SS 1.
Joe