eggert@uunet.uu.net (Paul Eggert) (04/06/90)
Newer Sparcstations lack headphone jacks. A call to Sun confirmed that they had removed them; apparently they ran afoul of FCC emissions rules. So if you rely on those headphone jacks, watch out. As the fine print says, ``Specifications are subject to change without notice.'' Good thing it wasn't the SCSI port!
guy@uunet.uu.net (Guy Harris) (04/10/90)
>Newer Sparcstations lack headphone jacks. A call to Sun confirmed that >they had removed them; apparently they ran afoul of FCC emissions rules. >So if you rely on those headphone jacks, watch out. As the fine print >says, ``Specifications are subject to change without notice.'' Good thing >it wasn't the SCSI port! Yup. To quote the (or one of the) Read Me First document(s) for the SS1, Part Number 800-4577-10: The audio output jack, located at the back of the workstation, has been removed. However, you still have access to audio output by connecting the appropriate equipment (such as a headphone, an audio amplifier, and so on) to the audio input/output jack (din [sic] 8) located next to the defunct audio output jack, with an audio input/output cable. Sun's part number of the audio input/output cable is 530-1594-XX. This cable will be available early in 1990. Also, a company named CHI Designs (that's how it was spelled in the "alt.sys.sun" posting that mentioned it) makes an input/output cable as well (for all I know, that's the cable that Sun sells). The I/O cable lets you plug an input and an output source into the SS1. CHI Designs' phone number is +1 213 433 1245 (213 is the Los Angeles area).
rchrd@well.sf.ca.us (Richard Friedman) (04/11/90)
You can also use a standard Mac printer cable, which is DIN-8 male on both
ends. Cut off one end and attach mini-plugs to the pair for the
microphone input and to the headphone output. The pin connections are
given in the SPARC manuals. Works fine.
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