>>Sun publishes its specifications as IEEE standards (even the SPARC).
That makes it an "open" specification, but not an commonly accepted industry
standard. BTW, do you mean that Sun _submits_ its specifications as IEEE
standards? Sun can't publish IEEE standards - that's the job of the IEEE.
<grin>
>>In fact, at this point, Sun is less proprietary than Intel [brand].
??? That's quite a statement. While it's not exactly an open standard, I
believe you'll agree that the IBM AT became an accepted industry standard.
Ditto all Intel and non-Intel x86 chips. I look forward to your highly
detailed reply, which I always enjoy reading (I'm not being sarcastic).
>>When it comes to monitors, you need "fixed frequency" for the console.
>>That's not proprietary. ;->
Perhaps not, but certainly not "industry standard", which would be variable
frequency monitors.
"proprietary" may be a poor choice, but I think we could agree on
"non-mainstream".
Ken Elliott
=====================
-----Original Message-----
From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Bryan J. Smith
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 6:30 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: [SLUG] Re: Need adapter for SUN SPARC monitor -- KVMs that do both
PC_and_ SUN
On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 15:14, xcalibre wrote:
> I do not think you will get one to work.
> Sun uses proprietary keyboards, mouse and monitors.
Whoa! Now hold on.
Sun publishes its specifications as IEEE standards (even the SPARC).
In fact, at this point, Sun is less proprietary than Intel [brand].
In the case of PS/2-USB, you can get adapters.
When it comes to monitors, you need "fixed frequency" for the console.
> I have 3 sparcs and none of them use the same kind of connectors as a pc.
> Now there is adapters for the monitors to vag how ever they are fixed
> rates of video.
That's not proprietary. ;->
There are plenty of KVM switches that have _both_ PC and SUN outputs.
You pay somewhat of a premium, but they are _well_worth_it_!
If you try to use "adapters" -- especially for video -- expect to have
issues, unless the monitor handles the scan ranges SUN expects (at least for
the console).
-- Bryan J. Smith
SCSA, SCNA, SCSecA (not that it matters ;-)
-- Bryan J. Smith b.j.smith@ieee.org ------------------------------------------------------------------ "Communities don't have rights. Only individuals in the community have rights. ... That idea of community rights is firmly rooted in the 'Communist Manifesto.'" -- Michael Badnarik----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.3 : Fri Aug 01 2014 - 19:50:58 EDT