Sun people and keyboards

[Patrick Finnegan]

On Sunday 30 November 2008, Ray Arachelian wrote:
> David Griffith wrote:
> > Does anyone here have pull with Sun Microsystems or know someone
> > who does? I'm trying to get the right person jazzed up about the
> > idea of a Type 7 keyboard built like a Model M.  I've already
> > emailed clickykeyboards.com about it and they'll do the engineering
> > and design work for about $27k.  A Type 7 sells brand new for
> > around $50.  I'm sure people would be more than willing to pay
> > twice as much for a "Type 7m".
>
> Note that there are conversion boxes that turn PS/2 keyboards + mice
> into Sun Desktop Bus devices.  these used to go for roughly
> $100-$200. Might be easier to get a Model-M keyboard + your favorite
> mouse hooked up to one of these.

I think that a type-7 keyboard is USB, so I don't think that will help 
all that much. :)

Pat
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