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SubjectRe: A minor error
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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