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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: Phaedrus2129 on Sun, 29 August 2010, 21:55:18

Title: Scandinavian SGI $22
Post by: Phaedrus2129 on Sun, 29 August 2010, 21:55:18

Two available
http://cgi.ebay.com/SGI-Silicon-Graphics-Indigo-Octane-Keyboard-GRAY-NEW-NR-/350100070612?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item51839720d4


These appear to be almost identical to the SGI Granite, however I'm not positive they're mechanical, or that they're compatible with modern PCs.


EDIT: No they aren't, and it isn't just a simple pin swap. However there's a guy selling converters for $40 a piece.
http://cgi.ebay.com/SGI-Indigo-Onyx-PS-2-keyboard-mouse-converter-/150485330795?pt=COMP_EN_Workstations&hash=item23099feb6b
He's polite enough to provide a schematic for the do-it-yourselfer.
http://rshockley.dyndns.org/indigo.htm


At the very least these might be a good source for Alps switches *assuming* they are mechanical.

Title: Scandinavian SGI $22
Post by: Phaedrus2129 on Sun, 29 August 2010, 21:59:39

The model # is very similar to that of the Granite (9500801 for these, 9500900 for the Granite) so that implies at least some connection.

Title: Scandinavian SGI $22
Post by: D-EJ915 on Sun, 29 August 2010, 22:24:01

those are rubbers and no they are not the indigo keyboard and work fine on a pc

Title: Scandinavian SGI $22
Post by: Findecanor on Mon, 30 August 2010, 07:32:40

I've got one exactly like it. Rubber dome made by NMB. PS/2 connector, works fine with a PC.

BTW. I think I spotted a whole lot of NMB rubber domes (although other brand) in Daniel Beaver's lot of dirty keyboards.