Messages in this thread | | | From | "Ulrich Windl" <> | Date | Mon, 25 Mar 1996 08:51:03 +0100 | Subject | Re: A minor error |
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On 22 Mar 96 at 16:48, Derrik Pates wrote:
> On 22 Mar 1996, Brian Blackmore wrote: > > > Pressing Alt+F3+F4 consistantly gives a "Keyboard Error" (I noticed it > > when console switching rather rapidly) it seems to have been like this > > ever since time began and happens with no other key combination I can > > find. Could possibly cause problems with a game of some kind and > > might help spot a bug elsewhere? > > Can't reproduce this. I pressed Alt+F3+F4 on our test server (P75, 32MB > RAM, ASUSTeK MB) and nothing happens - it just sits there staring at me > (you know what I mean). After, I can still do everything normally. Maybe > bad keyboard / KB controller chip? That'd be my best guess on that one.
This might depend on the keyboard! If your keyboard has a "two key rollover" it should work; otherwise maybe not. Remember the keyboard has a serial interface; it can just report "key down" and "key up" events (if in AT mode) one after the other. > > Derrik Pates > dpates@cavern.nmsu.edu > -- > Win95 isn't the problem - OS/2 and DOS are. Win95 is the answer. Win 95 might be the answer to a question that I've never asked.
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