Can I get a Sun-style keyboard (Ctrl & Caps Lock reversed) for S/x86?
PFU America, http://www.pfuca.com/,sells it's "Happy Hacking Keyboard"
for $49.
It's Sun type 5 keyboard with only the essential 60 keys.
NuData's Workstation Express catalog has
a Sun PC-style type 5 keyboard.
The keyboard feels much more solid that a typical PC keyboard.
It didn't work my Toshiba Tecra 740CDT laptop, but works for my desktop
computer.
The keyboard can be ordered from their web page at
http://www.nudata.com/keyboard.htm
The part number is #IZ100, and it needs a PS/2 (#IZ102) adapter.
Cost is $85 + $20 for the adapter.
You can order a Sun USB keyboard and mouse that works
quite well with Solaris 8 Intel.
They are available from
Sun Store, http://store.sun.com/,
with the following part numbers:
- US/Unix Type 6 USB Keyboard: 320-1273 ($65)
- 3-button "crossbow" USB Mouse: 370-3632 ($35)
If you don't want to buy any new hardware, you can use just software
to switch Control_L and Caps_Lock keys.
Create file $HOME/.xmodmaprc with:
remove Lock = Caps_Lock
remove Control = Control_L
keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
add Lock = Caps_Lock
add Control = Control_L
and add "xmodmap $HOME/.xmodmaprc" to your $HOME/.dtprofile file.
For the adventurous electrician,
there's a web page to show how to build and program a PCB
to to drive a Sun Type 5/6 keyboard from a PC.
This includes a PCB mask, source code, and instructions. See
http://www.buzzard.org.uk/jonathan/
[Thanks to
Don Christensen and Ian Hall-Beyer]
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