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In article <alistair.41.2D982666@morst.govt.nz>,
Alistair McGlinchy <alistair@morst.govt.nz> wrote:
>In article <Cn8HJo.GEC@reptiles.org> jim@reptiles.org (Jim Mercer) writes:
>[... Info about configuration of network etc ...]
>>recently, we started adding Dell's running MS-DOS 6.0 and ALR PowerFlex PC's
>>running MS-DOS 5.0.
>
>>is anyone else out there having a similar problem?
>
>Yup, been there done that :-)
>
>I think you are a victim of an early release of DOS 6. I had the same 
>problem with mine when I upgraded. Ask your supplier (read: pusher) for a 
>fix or if you can con them into giving you a free upgrade to DOS 6.2 for 
>you hassle. 

nope, tried that.

i've tried the following version, all show the same problem:

Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0
Compaq MS-DOS 5.0 (A,B,C and D)
Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0
Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2
Novell DOS 7.0 (beta 4)  (i'll be trying the production version of NWDOS today)

now, the problem only occurs on ALR PowerFlex PC's.

we've since discovered that it occurs on some ALR PC's that are _not_ running
PC Support, but is more prevelent on ALR's which are.

i called ALR, and they told me to try the INT9FIX.ZIP stuff.

it does not work, neither does the KEYB.COM/KEYBOARD.SYS stuff.

ALR told me that they had a hardware change done at the keyboard
manufacturer to slow down the rate at which the cursor key
scan codes are sent to the machine.

we will be trying alternate keyboards soon.

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