[Tfug] Looking for: IBM clicky keyboard

[Bexley Hall]

--- Stephen Hooper <stephen.hooper at gmail.com> wrote:

> > I'll *guess* that the "S" may tell it to generate
> > "Sun" style (EIA-232-D-ish) signalling -- though
> > that would require a different connector, etc.
> 
> I don't think there are any Sun machines with a DIN
> connector for the
> keyboard, and this is definitely a PC keyboard. 

Hence the comment that some sort of adaptor may
have been required (e.g., I have keyboards that
were delivered *with* miniDIN to DIN as well as USB
"adapters"  <shrug>)

> Thanks to your hint,
> I think it may be for the  "third" scancode set
> mentioned here:
> 
>
http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/kbd/scancodes-10.html

Amazing that IBM came up with such a *stewpit*
protocol for moving bits when they could have used
something more commonplace, etc.  :<
 
> I am considering my curiousity sated.  Thanks man!

We aim to please!  :>

--don


 
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