Well, today's my lucky day :) - I found a box with three TI mice+pads and three fiber cables: https://multicores.org/explorer/
If you need any measurements of the connectors or the fiber optic cable itself (I'm sure our physics department can help out...) let me know. And what I thought were simple Tektronix vector terminals turned out to be two Tektronix 4404 machines and one 4406 - the 68010/020-based Smalltalk machines (which can also run Common Lisp). So more great stuff for our exhibition - and more machines to work on... > On 15 Sep 2020, at 05:44, James B DiGriz via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > On Mon, 14 Sep 2020 15:35:50 +0200 > Michael Engel via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> Some things I could not find so far are the mouse and the console >> cable for the Explorer. It seems that the mouse is related to >> MouseSystems optical mice used on older Sun/SGI systems (but the >> interface might be different?). The fiber optics cable for the >> display (TI part number 2233200 according to the field service >> manual) might be another problem >> - if you know any details about this, I would be very interested... >> > > This is the same part # listed for the 990, and I would think, lacking > documentation on them, the BS600 and BS800 machines, if using > the CI404 comm board. I don't know how common those were. My college > only started using them after a lightning strike took out some machines > through one or more serial links, iirc. But that may broaden your search. > > From the CI403/CI404 manual > (http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ti/990/datacomm/2263897_9701B_CI403_Nov83.pdf): > > 2233200-0001 Standard duplex fiber-optic cable, 15m > > 2233201-0002 Fiber-optic extension cable, 60m > 2233201-0003 Fiber-optic extension cable, 150m > 2233201-0004 Fiber-optic extension cable, 300m > > 2233210-0001 Converter module kit, includes: Converter, > Power Module, and Power Cord. > > The extension cables include a connector for connectin 2 cables. > > I may have some more information on the mouse and maybe some cable specs > soon. Talking to some people who likely know. > > jbdigriz
