homemade computer for fun and experience...

From: jpero_at_cgocable.net <(jpero_at_cgocable.net)>
Date: Sun Apr 4 21:02:25 1999

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From: Max Eskin <max82_at_surfree.com>
To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers" <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: homemade computer for fun and experience...
Originally to: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>

> On Mon, 5 Apr 1999, Tony Duell wrote:
>
> >It's documented. Whether it's _well_ documented is another matter. There
> >are a number of traps to fall into (and a number of clone keyboard
> >manufacturers fell right into them...)
>
> Do you mean to say that some clone keyboards don't work correctly?

You bet!

I have that AST keyboard that is "dead" until THE computer talks
to it with specific instructions other way around with good ones.
That makes specific items barf errors especially in Ultra-X
PHD 16 card. That can confuse the tester.

And another keyboard I had is that worse, can type so fast it would
put a return scancode even I didn't hit that key! I recall fast typing
the first 4 letters like autoexec.bat becomes:
C:>\edit auto
abort, retry, ingore?

c:>\exec.bat
c:>\ responded with same error message
c:>\
Agggh!

Good thing, crashed into bin because that dumb KB is BTC and
also because it did break down and give too much problems.
BTW, individual key switches not that capacitive coupling type.

Wizard
>
> --Max Eskin (max82_at_surfree.com)
>
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