This item is a converter for use with the SGI Indigo, Onyx, and Crimson systems, to allow standard PS/2 keyboard and mouse to be used. As all owners of these systems have known (or found out too late, after receiving the system), SGI designed a proprietary serial interface which happens to use the same mini-DIN connector as the PS/2 standard. Additionally, the voltages are much different, and your PS/2 keyboard is likely to get fried if you plug it into an Indigo or Onyx...
Compare the cost of this adapter with purchasing a native SGI keyboard and mouse set. There are a few keyboards sold each month on eBay, for about $20-40 including shipping, but there are no readily available mice. The only way to buy a native SGI mouse is either a big SGI reseller, or wait a month or two and hope to snap one up from eBay before someone else does.
This converter has been tested on Indigo, Onyx, and Crimsons, as well as a number of Personal Iris systems.
Included with this adapter is a cable to connect the converter to your Indigo or Onyx. A custom-made Crimson DB15 or Iris DB9 to Mini-DIN cable can be purchased for an additional $10.
In case you were wondering, the notch is cut in the heat shrink tubing to allow heat to escape, and the unit is about the size of a small candy bar.
This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 20 September, 2007.
