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Article #6250Re: New ROMS & Old Keyboard & Keypad
From: Jim Budler
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1986 06:58
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1986 06:58
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In article <120@cascade.ARPA> leeke@cascade.UUCP (Steven D. Leeke) writes:
>I have a vanilla 512k Mac (Apple upgrade from 128k) and would like to
>find out whether the new ROM/drive upgrade is compatible with the old
>keyboard AND the keypad. I have heard that is was NOT, and since the
>800k drive and new ROMS are on my wish list I would like to get the
>store straight. Any one from Apple care to comment?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Steve Leeke
I have a 512K with the external keypad and the ROM/800k drive upgrade.
I have never encountered a problem. But a report here on the net says
that there is a bug, Apple has acknowledged it (the reporter says),
and has no intention of fixing it.
Description of bug:
If the first key you type (after?, during) reboot is on the regular keyboard
OK.
If it is on the keypad, the key goes into auto repeat forever, reboot
necessary.
I can't say if this is true or false, I don't think this particular
sequence is something I do.
My advice, for what it is worth:
"Don't worry about this bug too much. If there is such a bug
you can easily modify your habits to avoid the circumstances."
I use my Mac daily, lately with:
128K ROM
System 3.2
Finder 5.3
MacTerminal (To CMS thru 7171, see I do use the keypad)
Previously with:
128K ROM
System 3.1
Finder 5.2
MacTerminal
I love my 128K ROM/800K Disk (Much faster)!!!!
--
Jim Budler
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
(408) 749-5806
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Stretch it a little, stretch it a lot,
get your little rubber definitions here!
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!caip!ut-sally!pyramid!decwrl!amdcad!jimb From: jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: New ROMS & Old Keyboard & Keypad Message-ID: <12158@amdcad.UUCP> Date: Sat, 28-Jun-86 02:58:56 EDT Article-I.D.: amdcad.12158 Posted: Sat Jun 28 02:58:56 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Jun-86 05:59:28 EDT References: <120@cascade.ARPA> Reply-To: jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler) Distribution: net Organization: AMD, Sunnyvale, California Lines: 57 Keywords: NEW ROMS & Old Keypad