[cctalk] Re: Video/keyboard mono cable for Sun 386i

2024-05-30 Thread Stefano Sanna via cctalk
Thank you! On 30/05/24 15:10, Christopher Zach via cctalk wrote: Am at a conference just do a search on 386i and I should pop up On May 30, 2024 9:06:48 AM EDT, Stefano Sanna via cctalk wrote: Hi. I thought about using the serial connection (which should be enabled only if the video card i

[cctalk] Re: Video/keyboard mono cable for Sun 386i

2024-05-30 Thread Christopher Zach via cctalk
Am at a conference just do a search on 386i and I should pop up On May 30, 2024 9:06:48 AM EDT, Stefano Sanna via cctalk wrote: >Hi. > >I thought about using the serial connection (which should be enabled only if >the video card is removed). > >Thank you for the advice about the battery: usual

[cctalk] Re: Video/keyboard mono cable for Sun 386i

2024-05-30 Thread Stefano Sanna via cctalk
[sending message again, with attachment replaced by a link: https://www.mmcc.it/resources/misc/IMG_7975_video.JPG ] Thank you Richard! To use this cable, I need to replace my video card with a color one. Please, see attached picture of the connector I have on my 386i. I suppose that finding t

[cctalk] Re: Video/keyboard mono cable for Sun 386i

2024-05-30 Thread Stefano Sanna via cctalk
Hi. I thought about using the serial connection (which should be enabled only if the video card is removed). Thank you for the advice about the battery: usual issue with SGI, Sony News :-) Unfortunately, the hard disk was been removed before I collected the workstation. Could you ple

[cctalk] Re: Video/keyboard mono cable for Sun 386i

2024-05-30 Thread Stefano Sanna via cctalk
Thank you! On 30/05/24 11:43, Richard wrote: Hi There, I have a cable attached to my Sun 386i. I used to have spares but sadly no more. I don’t believe there is anything special in the cable. If I have an opportunity I can buzz through and let you know what each pin is in the cable. Give me

[cctalk] Re: Video/keyboard mono cable for Sun 386i

2024-05-30 Thread cz via cctalk
I have one around here somewhere. Sun built two cables, one was for the color boards (CGThree and CGFive) and the other was for monochrome systems (the D15). In the meantime you can hook a computer to the RS232 port and start running the thing headless to see what's there. Note, you're going t

[cctalk] Re: Video/keyboard mono cable for Sun 386i

2024-05-30 Thread Richard via cctalk
Hi There, I have a cable attached to my Sun 386i. I used to have spares but sadly no more. I don’t believe there is anything special in the cable. If I have an opportunity I can buzz through and let you know what each pin is in the cable. Give me a week or two and if I haven’t reverted please