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Re: Keyboard problems
On Mon, 3 Apr 1995 DGJ@mfltd.co.uk wrote:
> From: D. Gwyn Jones Fileshare 2 development, Products Group.
>
> > I've had a 755CE a couple weeks now and while overall it's extremely
> > impressive every now and then it drops a char from those typed to it
> > on its keyboard. This isn't 100% reproducable, but it is to some
> > extent. It's almost as if the keyboard scan clock needs to be
> > running a bit faster, or so it seems. This happens both in dos and
> > windows and it doesn't matter what application software is running.
>
> I've always had a similar problem with my 755C. However, I'm convinced it
> only happens when using an external keyboard. I'm using one of IBM's little
> T-jack things which allows both an external mouse and keyboard to be plugged
> into the single socket next the PCMCIA card slot.
>
> I can't reproduce it at will, but I most definitely know when it's happened!
I had thought this was just a problem with my bad typing (I do ~70 wpm
non-touch typing). I'm not glad to find it's a problem other people have.
I too have the keyboard Y cable.... Anyone have this happen with a
minidock/port replicator?