20 Feb
2022
20 Feb
'22
7:46 a.m.
Hi all,
A friend of mine has just acquired an Indigo (R4k with XZ graphics option),
but of course it's the usual story and the keyboard/rodent had been lost.
In absence of the genuine items they'd still be happy with a USB converter
(at least for the time being), but it seems those are difficult to come by
at present, too.
Does anyone happen to have a surplus converter suitable for these machines,
and/or keyboard/rodent? (according to sgistuff keyboard is p/n 9500801 and
mouse p/n 9150800)
[side note: they mentioned a USB converter, but I'm pretty sure years ago
someone had implemented an adapter to PC-friendly PS/2 parts, too. I'm sure
something like would do the trick, too]
thanks,
Jules
20 Feb
20 Feb
7:56 a.m.
I think the Wombat adapter would work (?)
On Sun, Feb 20, 2022 at 10:46 AM Jules Richardson via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Hi all,
A friend of mine has just acquired an Indigo (R4k with XZ graphics
option),
but of course it's the usual story and the keyboard/rodent had been lost.
In absence of the genuine items they'd still be happy with a USB converter
(at least for the time being), but it seems those are difficult to come by
at present, too.
Does anyone happen to have a surplus converter suitable for these
machines,
and/or keyboard/rodent? (according to sgistuff keyboard is p/n 9500801 and
mouse p/n 9150800)
[side note: they mentioned a USB converter, but I'm pretty sure years ago
someone had implemented an adapter to PC-friendly PS/2 parts, too. I'm
sure
something like would do the trick, too]
thanks,
Jules
8:26 a.m.
Jules,
I don't have a solution, only the same problem, but with a Tektronix
4200 series graphics terminal. Keyboards are rare, there is one on ebay
for $700, yikes!
However, I do have 2 of these terminals and one working keyboard.? Was
starting to go down the path of intercepting the startup, POST exchange
that occurs, then trying to adapt a common PS/2 keyboard.
I was looking for minimal capability, not perfect emulation.
Doug
On 2/20/2022 10:46 AM, Jules Richardson via cctalk wrote:
Hi all,
A friend of mine has just acquired an Indigo (R4k with XZ graphics
option), but of course it's the usual story and the keyboard/rodent
had been lost. In absence of the genuine items they'd still be happy
with a USB converter (at least for the time being), but it seems those
are difficult to come by at present, too.
Does anyone happen to have a surplus converter suitable for these
machines, and/or keyboard/rodent? (according to sgistuff keyboard is
p/n 9500801 and mouse p/n 9150800)
[side note: they mentioned a USB converter, but I'm pretty sure years
ago someone had implemented an adapter to PC-friendly PS/2 parts, too.
I'm sure something like would do the trick, too]
thanks,
Jules
8:36 a.m.
Indigo1 is not PS/2, even though the connector looks that way. You need to have the
"onxy" keyboard/mouse or get an adapter from Drakware. Plugging in a PS/2 device
will harm the SGI and or the keyboard.
https://www.drakware.com/shop/p/indigousb
<https://www.drakware.com/shop/p/indigousb>
You can build your own but I don't have the details, perhaps Drak does and is willing
to share them.
-andy
On Feb 20, 2022, at 10:46 AM, Jules Richardson via
cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Hi all,
A friend of mine has just acquired an Indigo (R4k with XZ graphics option), but of course
it's the usual story and the keyboard/rodent had been lost. In absence of the genuine
items they'd still be happy with a USB converter (at least for the time being), but it
seems those are difficult to come by at present, too.
Does anyone happen to have a surplus converter suitable for these machines, and/or
keyboard/rodent? (according to sgistuff keyboard is p/n 9500801 and mouse p/n 9150800)
[side note: they mentioned a USB converter, but I'm pretty sure years ago someone had
implemented an adapter to PC-friendly PS/2 parts, too. I'm sure something like would
do the trick, too]
thanks,
Jules
8:47 a.m.
On 2/20/22 10:36, Andrew Diller wrote:
Indigo1 is not PS/2, even though the connector looks
that way.
Correct. I was just pointing out that I think I recall someone years ago
implementing a converter between the Indigo's proprietary protocols and
"modern" (at the time) PS/2 keyboards/mice - and that one of those would
likely also be suit my friend's needs in absence of an even-more-modern USB
version.
You need to
have the "onxy" keyboard/mouse or get an adapter from Drakware.
The Drakware is the one that my friend mentioned to me, and they're out of
stock at the moment, hence them seeking an alternative (and/or real
devices) :-(
Jules
9:08 a.m.
There was a converter a few years ago that went from 'onyx' to PS/2. That seems to
have vanished from ebay. I have some and they say "CKCOMPUTERSYSTEMS" on them -
perhaps your friend can chase that down.
The Drak goes to USB which may be better or worse than the CK adapter depending on your
keyboard fetish.
Real SGI 'onyx' devices pop up on ebay every once and a while. Make sure they are
not SGI PS/2 (which Indigo2 and all later SGIs actually used) - the 'onyx' style
will have the mouse attachment to the keyboard itself (the computer just has one DIN
connector for m/k not 2 like actual PS/2 devices).
http://www.sgistuff.net/hardware/other/input.html
<http://www.sgistuff.net/hardware/other/input.html>
There are a very few SGI vendors around with parts.
http://www.mashek.com/SGIparts/Indigo.php
<http://www.mashek.com/SGIparts/Indigo.php>
Lists some available. These may seem like high prices till you watch an ebay listing go
higher.
-andy
On Feb 20, 2022, at 11:47 AM, Jules Richardson via
cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 2/20/22 10:36, Andrew Diller wrote:
Indigo1 is not PS/2, even though the connector
looks that way.
Correct. I was just pointing out that I think I recall someone years ago implementing a
converter between the Indigo's proprietary protocols and "modern" (at the
time) PS/2 keyboards/mice - and that one of those would likely also be suit my
friend's needs in absence of an even-more-modern USB version.
You need to have the "onxy"
keyboard/mouse or get an adapter from Drakware.
The Drakware is the one that my friend mentioned to me, and they're out of stock at
the moment, hence them seeking an alternative (and/or real devices) :-(
Jules
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