<s>
A	O
dial	B-Device
box	I-Device
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Device
peripheral	I-Device
for	O
direct	O
3D	O
manipulation	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Dial	B-Device
boxes	I-Device
were	O
common	O
input	O
tools	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
years	O
of	O
interactive	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
they	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
(	O
SGI	O
)	O
or	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
and	O
sold	O
with	O
their	O
workstations	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
standard	O
computer	B-Device
mouse	I-Device
interaction	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
dial	B-Device
box	I-Device
has	O
8	O
dials	O
mounted	O
on	O
a	O
plate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
fields	O
of	O
application	O
for	O
dial	B-Device
boxes	I-Device
was	O
molecular	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
two	O
different	O
models	O
of	O
dial	B-Device
boxes	I-Device
were	O
sold	O
with	O
the	O
SGI	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DLS80-1022	O
(	O
SGI	O
part	O
number	O
9980992	O
)	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
Danaher	O
controls	O
,	O
has	O
8	O
large	O
dials	O
and	O
a	O
single	O
DE-9	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
which	O
contains	O
both	O
the	O
power	O
and	O
data	O
pins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
computer	O
serial	O
port	O
the	O
dial	B-Device
box	I-Device
power	O
supply	O
is	O
made	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
DE-9	B-Protocol
–	O
DE-9	B-Protocol
,	O
DIN-5	B-Architecture
splitter	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Essentially	O
the	O
same	O
dial	B-Device
box	I-Device
was	O
also	O
sold	O
as	O
the	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
DLS80-1012	O
,	O
part	O
number	O
370-1223-01	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
separate	O
5	O
V	O
power	O
supply	O
connector	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
DE-9	B-Protocol
serial	O
connector	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
also	O
needs	O
a	O
serial	O
cable	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
pinout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
