Can I get a Sun-style keyboard (Ctrl & Caps Lock reversed) for S/x86?
Yes, from PFU, now part of Fujitsu, sells it’s “Happy Hacking Keyboard” for $69. http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/en/hhkeyboard/ It’s Sun type 5 keyboard with only the essential 60 keys. You can order a Sun USB keyboard and mouse that works quite well with Solaris x86. They are available from Sun Store, http://store.sun.
The following is from Don Christensen (6/1998): I have found two options, the Sun PC-style type 5 keyboard from Workstation Express, and a Sun Unix-style type 5 keyboard from NCD. Both keyboards feel much more solid that a typical PC keyboard, with the NCD being a little better in my opinion (aside from the fact that it is Unix-style.) There is a slight problem with the NCD keyboard in that three of the keys are not seen by the PC. However, there are five extra keys on the keyboard that could be used instead (the space between the cursor keys and the Insert, Del, etc keys are filled in with blank keys.) A moderate amount of work with xmodmap should have either keyboard functioning quite well. I did not check to see if all of the keys were seen on the Workstation Express keyboard, but I suspect that it will be as good as or better than the NCD keyboard. I had more problems with my Toshiba Tecra 740CDT. When directly plugged in, neither keyboard worked. Much to my surprise, both keyboard
PFU America, http://www.pfuca.com/, sells it’s “Happy Hacking Keyboard” for $49. It’s Sun type 5 keyboard with only the essential 60 keys. NuData’s Workstation Express catalog has a Sun PC-style type 5 keyboard. The keyboard feels much more solid that a typical PC keyboard. It didn’t work my Toshiba Tecra 740CDT laptop, but works for my desktop computer. The keyboard can be ordered from their web page at http://www.nudata.com/keyboard.htm The part number is #IZ100, and it needs a PS/2 (#IZ102) adapter. Cost is $85 + $20 for the adapter. You can order a Sun USB keyboard and mouse that works quite well with Solaris 8 Intel. They are available from Sun Store, http://store.sun.com/, with the following part numbers: • US/Unix Type 6 USB Keyboard: 320-1273 ($65) • 3-button “crossbow” USB Mouse: 370-3632 ($35) If you don’t want to buy any new hardware, you can use just software to switch Control_L and Caps_Lock keys. Create file $HOME/.
PFU America, http://www.pfuca.com/, sells it’s “Happy Hacking Keyboard” for $49. It’s Sun type 5 keyboard with only the essential 60 keys. NuData’s Workstation Express catalog has a Sun PC-style type 5 keyboard. The keyboard feels much more solid that a typical PC keyboard. It didn’t work my Toshiba Tecra 740CDT laptop, but works for my desktop computer. The keyboard can be ordered from their web page at http://www.nudata.com/keyboard.htm The part number is #IZ100, and it needs a PS/2 (#IZ102) adapter. Cost is $85 + $20 for the adapter. You can order a Sun USB keyboard and mouse that works quite well with Solaris 8 Intel. They are available from Sun Store, http://store.sun.
