Re: Keyboard mystery...

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From: Simon Slavin
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 00:00

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In article <AF9B9CF8966825F68@powrd.demon.co.uk>,
gunnar.pettersson@powrd.demon.co.uk (Gunnar Pettersson) wrote:

> Set-up:
> Performa 630 4/500 with RamDblr (1.6.2)
> System 7.5.3
> 
> The mystery is that when pressing any one of the same five keys (e,u,i,o,a)
> on any keyboard, suddenly none of them "register", they're all dead.

They're all 'dead keys': used with the option key to introduce
characters with accents on.  You may have corrupted your system
file.

Assuming that you've tried all the normal stuff (booting from a
'Disk Tools' disk, for example), you've probably blown your ADB
port by plugging stuff in while the Mac's on.

PS: don't cross-post between '.misc' and specific groups, please.

Simon.
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Subject: Re: Keyboard mystery...
Date: 1997/05/12
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