🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <6890@claris.com> peirce@claris.com (Michael Peirce) writes:
>In article <785@tank.uchicago.edu> kean@tank.uchicago.edu.UUCP (keane arase) writes:
>>
>>When ever I return to the finder from an application or upon boot,
>>the cloverleaf function doesn't work the first time.  (For example,
>>if I return from an application, click on a file and do a <cloverleaf>-d
>>to duplicate the file, my mac will *rename* my file to 'd' rather than
>>copy it.
>>
>>Is this because I didn't upgrade my keyboard?  Or is it another
>>problem
>
>Ayup, that's the problem.  I have a stock MacPlus and I use my old
>512E keyboard with it (with the extra keypad) and works just as you
>describe.  I've sorta gotten into the habit of pressing the shift
>key after it boots up.
>
>Apple has know about this problem for years.  I figure if they haven't
>fixed it by now (it's still in 6.0.2) they never will.  (I guess I'll
>just have to upgrade to a Mac II to fix it!)

That's because it's a hardware problem in the external keypad.  The only
fix that we could possibly do would end up costing as much as a new Mac
Plus keyboard.  If you don't need the keypad, disconnect it and everything
will work fine.  For all you hardware hackers, the problem is simply a
matter of timing.  Unless the keypad is constantly given an electronic
whack on the head, it will occasionally hold up a signal long enough so
that the Mac Plus won't get it.  When the machine boots or a long floppy
disk access occurs, it's possible for the keypad to "fall asleep".
That's why the Mac Plus came with the keypad and keyboard in one unit.

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