talmy@rand.org (Shel Talmy) (05/16/91)
Index Number: 15703 As the subject header says, I have the Flipper speech program running on a 386 with a AMI bios, and the combination of the two evidently conflict, so that when I try to use an extended keyboard with the 386, it locks up the machine. I've had to go back to the old 88 key keyboard, which works fine. I had the mother board changed and the glitch still occurs, and unfortunately I can't get a different BIOS from this manufacturer, so appear to be stuck unless there is a way around it. I have informed Stephan Smith at Flipper of the problem, and he's logged the "bug report". He doesn't have an AMI bios on which to test Flipper. I'm hoping somebody out there has experienced the same problem and can give me a solution. There is one other problem with Flipper in this configuration. I have the "cursor beeps"(Control F10)turned on on start up. They have become intermittent, which I also believe is a BIOS problem, so any help in this area would also be welcome. I have done the following in the attempt to track the problem: Changed the mother board Tried 4 different extended keyboards from different manufacturers Tried 3 different versions of Flipper and am now using version 3.04 Any and all hints, solutions etc. will be welcome.
William.Wilson@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (William Wilson) (06/04/91)
Index Number: 15940
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To: talmy@rand.org (Shel Talmy)
ST> As the subject header says, I have the Flipper speech program
ST> running on a 386 with a AMI bios, and the combination of the two
ST> evidently conflict, so that when I try to use an extended
ST> keyboard with the 386, it locks up the machine.
Shel,
I wish I could help you out, but to tell the truth, I have run
Flipper 3.04 on a 386SX and AMI bios with none of the problems you
describe, and with an Omnikey extended keyboard.
While we're on the subject though, I did have problems when I
originally got my machine keeping the CMOS settings. In order to
resolve thie problem that arises when trying to reset these things
without speech, I found a few utilities that allow the settings to be
saved to file, and with this program on a bootable floppy along with a
speech program, I was able to boot and rewrite the settings with just a
few keystrokes. The name of the file is CMOSUTIL.ZIP, and it is
available from here via file request or downloading.
Sorry about not having a solution to your problem, but apparantly
it is either more specific than just the extended keyboard, 386 and AMI
bios, or related to the speed of the machine or something. Do you have
a full blown 386?
Good luck, cause I know that has to be a very frustrating situation!
Willie
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Index Number: 15941
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To: talmy@rand.org (Shel Talmy)
Shel,
As an afterthought, I was wondering if you are changing the keyboard
setup in your CMOS configuration when you change to the extended
keyboard? I'm sorry if I am asking something here that is obvious
to you, but I thought it may be worth a shot just in case you missed
it.
Willie
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