Connecting PC keyuboards to TurboChannel alphas?

From: Simon Tardell <tardell_at_particle.kth.se>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 10:05:42 +0200

Hello all!

We have a few users here who have problems with "mouse arm" or related
troubles. Therefore we would like to try special ergonomic keyboards, and/or
keyboards with integrated touchpads or trackballs. There are many different
brands of such keyboards on the PC market, but our sales rep tells us Digital
doesn't have any. I have understood that one can hook up a "PS/2-compatible"
keyboard to a PCI alpha and have it work. The question is whether such a
keyboard differ more from a keyboard for a TurboChannel alpha (or DECstn, for
that matter) (e.g. LK401) than by the shape of the connector, and if not, what
are the relevant pinouts. Can I just change the plug? Also, the same question
for mice.

Any takers?

TIA,

Simon.

Simon Tardell, voice +46 8 162688 fax +46 8 347817
Fysikum, Stockholms universitet simon_at_physto.se, tardell_at_particle.kth.se
Received on Mon Apr 29 1996 - 10:32:27 NZST

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