In a message dated 8/26/2016 8:51:16 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, phb....@gmail.com writes:
On 2016-08-26 12:37 PM, Eric Christopherson wrote: > Years ago I bought two HP 9000/715s. I've barely done anything with them, > so I don't remember for sure if they even came with keyboards. That unit's > keyboards are supposed to be HP-HIL, and I know there was a breakout box to > use a PS/2 *connector* on such a keyboard; but I'm wondering about the > particulars of that. > > I have run across one HP keyboard in my stash, which has a PS/2 connector. > It only partially works on a PC -- certain keys don't register at all. What > I'd like to know is: is it certain that this is just a broken beige box PC > keyboard? The alternative I'm pondering is that it's really an HP-HIL > keyboard with a PS/2 connector that just coincidentally seems to partially > work on a PC. That's unlikely, I know, but I just want confirmation to rule > it out. > It is probably just a broken PC keyboard the communication protocols on PS/2 and HP-HIL are very different. and.... the HP HIL keyboad has a TOTALLY different connector also...
