The Triple Keyboard Option (TKO) allows the connection of one or two additional keyboards to a Silicon Graphics Onyx™ rackmount system equipped with two or three InfiniteReality™ graphics pipes.
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The Triple Keyboard Option consists of
two daughtercards, one each for the second and third IO4 boards in the Onyx
two filterboards, each attached to an I/O panel to be mounted on the Onyx I/O door; each panel provides two powered RS-232 peripheral ports, one RS-422 port, and a keyboard connector
two keyboards, two mice, and their external cables
external extension cables for monitors and keyboards/mice
![]() | Note: The TKO for InfiniteReality works with the base version of IRIX 6.2. No operating system upgrade is required for this installation. |
The Triple Keyboard Option Installation Instructions consists of the following chapters:
| Chapter 1 | "Kit Contents" depicts and describes all TKO components. | |
| Chapter 2 | "Installing the Option" describes and illustrates how to install the TKO. |
In command syntax descriptions and examples, square brackets ( [ ] ) surrounding an argument indicate an optional argument. Variable parameters are in italics. Replace these variables with the appropriate string or value.
In text descriptions, IRIX filenames are in italics. The names of keyboard keys are printed in boldface typewriter font and enclosed in angle brackets, such as <Enter> or <Esc>.
Messages and prompts that appear onscreen are shown in typewriter font. Entries that are to be typed exactly as shown are in boldface typewriter font.