Compaq Deskpro 286

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Thu Oct 12 16:47:28 2000

Tarsi,

   It beats me. Have you tried the Compaq keyboard on another machine? That
might tell you if it's working. I've never used any of the Compaq 286
desktop machines so I don't know enough about them to know if they have any
pecularities. I have used Compaq AT-style keyboards (probably later models
though) on other machines with no problems so I'm know they were
compatible. I would think that all of the Compaq keyboards would be. It's
beginning to sound like you have a bad keyboard interface or character look
up ROM in the Compaq.

   Joe

At 01:44 PM 10/12/00 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> >That, or when I plug in the keyboard (on the one machine), I get gibberish
>> >on the screen...IE: none of the keys type the right thing. I hit Enter,
>> >and I get an "S", etc.
>>
>> That's strange. Yu might try a regular AT style keyboard on it.
>
>I tried both an AT keyboard which I had in the house already (M$ or some
>other stuff) and the AT keyboard that came with it. (also from my good
>friends at Goodwill) Same result both places. Odd as heck. Almost the
>exact same thing happened on a Tandy 1000 the other day, I figured I blew a
>keyboard chip or something and parted the sucker out. Now I wonder if that
>was actually the case or not.
>
>Tarsi
>210
>
>
>
Received on Thu Oct 12 2000 - 16:47:28 BST