michaelh@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Michael A. Hoffhines) (10/20/90)
According to a recent post there are new keyboards for the new machines. I would like to know if Apple has figured out the 'lock-up' problem that was discussed some time ago? The problem is that (at least on the 'old' extended keyboards) if certain combinations of keystrokes are typed too quickly, the keyboard will refuse to type the last key of the combination until something else is struck. For example, typing 'pro' quickly will frequently result in just 'pr' and you can strike the 'oh' key forever and not get anything. To unlock the keyboard you need to strike another key and then you can get back to your intended typing. There are other combinations that lead to similar behavior, this is the one that gets me at least once a day. Other curious behaviors have been reported as well. Sometimes <return> comes out ';' as in the sequence 'logout<return>' will occassionally become 'logout;'. Anyone with access to the new extended keyboard care to try to replicate these? Follow-ups to c.s.m.hardware, please. Thanks in advance, Mike. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Hoffhines | INTERNET: michaelh@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu ICS Department | University of Hawaii | Hey, hey, hey. Don't be mean. B. Banzai --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --