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#1 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 02:32 PM

Is it possible to use an ordinary serial mouse on a
SparcClassic when running linux or solaris ?

#2 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 02:32 PM

"sdsf" <dfd@tyhj.gb> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to use an ordinary serial mouse on a
> SparcClassic when running linux or solaris ?
>
>

Definitly not with Solaris, I suppose someone may have written a Linux
driver, dunno. It's not too hard to find a Sun mouse though, it's the
keyboards that seem to be hard to come by in good shape.

#3 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 02:32 PM

"James Sweet" <jamessweet@hotmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
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>
> "sdsf" <dfd@tyhj.gb> wrote in message
> news:433c14d1$0$29365$edfadb0f@dread14.news.tele.d k...
>> Is it possible to use an ordinary serial mouse on a
>> SparcClassic when running linux or solaris ?
>>
>>
>
> Definitly not with Solaris, I suppose someone may have written a Linux
> driver, dunno. It's not too hard to find a Sun mouse though, it's the
> keyboards that seem to be hard to come by in good shape.
>
I do have one of the optical mice,
but I would like better to use a serial.

I wil try to ask the same question in netbsd newsgroup.

#4 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 02:32 PM

On Thu, 29 Sep 2005, sdsf wrote:

> I do have one of the optical mice,
> but I would like better to use a serial.

Then just get a mechanical Type 5 Sun mouse. A PeeCee mouse
woun't work on a SPARClassic, driver or not: the connector
is different.

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#5 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 02:32 PM

On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 18:22:40 +0200, "sdsf" <dfd@tyhj.gb> wrote:

>Is it possible to use an ordinary serial mouse on a
>SparcClassic when running linux or solaris ?
>

Sun sold a converter box for using PS/2 keyboards/mice on a Type5 connector.

Or have a look at this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Raritan-APSSUN-G...QQcmdZViewItem

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Frank-Christian Krügel

#6 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 02:32 PM

"Rich Teer" <rich.teer@rite-group.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 29 Sep 2005, sdsf wrote:
>
> > I do have one of the optical mice,
> > but I would like better to use a serial.
>
> Then just get a mechanical Type 5 Sun mouse. A PeeCee mouse
> woun't work on a SPARClassic, driver or not: the connector
> is different.
>

Well there is a serial port on the Sun, so on the hardware side a serial
mouse would work fine, I just don't think anyone has bothered to write a
driver for that, the Sun mice work at least as well as a serial mouse.

#7 (**permalink**) 01-16-2008, 02:32 PM

Frank-Christian Kruegel wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 18:22:40 +0200, "sdsf" <dfd@tyhj.gb> wrote:
>
>
>>Is it possible to use an ordinary serial mouse on a
>>SparcClassic when running linux or solaris ?
>>
>
>
> Sun sold a converter box for using PS/2 keyboards/mice on a Type5 connector.
>
> Or have a look at this:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Raritan-APSSUN-G...QQcmdZViewItem
>
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen
>
> Frank-Christian Krügel

That's not quite the same.

Raritan sells KVM switches, and have converters to attach different
kinds of machines to their switches, so the switch has a proprietary
connector, and a standard PeeCee (PS2/PS2/VGA) output

There are (apparently) Sun (13w3/Kbd/Mse) converters, there are also
PeeCee (PS2/PS2/VGA) converters, I believe there are serial converters
too, they have an internal terminal emulator.

But you need more than the converter. You also would need the KVM switch.

--
Alex.

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