Author Topic: Sun type 5c (Read 3204 times)

fossala · « **on:** Sat, 21 January 2012, 01:49:47 »

I have just bought a sun type 5c keyboard. I know it doesn't work with PC's but it was only £6 BNIB with a mouse. Is there any way to get it to work with PC's (Linux) because I heard they where quite nice rubber domes.

alaricljs · « **Reply #1 on:** Sat, 21 January 2012, 07:46:06 »

This is the only project I found but it was never finished. Also there is at least 1 device that can do 5c to USB... and it's damned expensive (~$200).

Sun 5c boards are some of the nicest RD's I've ever had.

flyball · « **Reply #2 on:** Sat, 21 January 2012, 07:54:52 »

http://kentie.net/article/sunkbd/

alaricljs · « **Reply #3 on:** Sat, 21 January 2012, 08:05:56 »

Cooool. Shame I'm not into the 5c like I used to be.

RSSonic92 · « **Reply #4 on:** Sat, 21 January 2012, 09:16:49 »

there is one of those lying around in our department in at university, I'm not a fan of those rubber domes...

hasu · « **Reply #5 on:** Sat, 21 January 2012, 09:21:42 »

kbdbabel has a SUN-PS/2 converter. http://www.kbdbabel.org/
and this is a USB converter. http://gis.sakura.ne.jp/sunkey/sunkey_e.html

I found this site flyball posted offers a complete specification of sun keyboard, which describes
protocol and scan codes. Very nice! I'll make my own if I got a sun keyboard in hand.
http://kentie.net/article/sunkbd/KBD.pdf

fossala · « **Reply #6 on:** Sat, 21 January 2012, 13:12:46 »

Thanks guys. I will check something out. I don't really want to build my own pcb. I was hoping someone had done some work with a teensy, maybe it could be my first hardware project.

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Author Topic: Sun type 5c (Read 3204 times)

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