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From: fred@cbmvax.commodore.com (Fred Bowen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Kermit 2.2 UppErCAsE PrOLblEM
Message-ID: <10378@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 27 Mar 90 15:59:13 GMT
References: <6683@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> <51015@microsoft.UUCP> <3313@trantor.harris-atd.com> <53659@microsoft.UUCP> <3063@uwm.edu>
Reply-To: fred@cbmvax (Fred Bowen)
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In article <3063@uwm.edu> jgreco@archimedes.math.uwm.edu (Joe Greco) writes:
>In article <53659@microsoft.UUCP> kentsu@microsoft.UUCP (Kent SULLIVAN) writes:
>>Regarding the uppercase problems a few people have been having with
>
>It's also sensitive to having a bad SID (or no SID) chip, which causes the same
>symptoms.  My suspicions are that it has something to do with how Kermit
>is trying to read the keyboard.... perhaps something is not initialized 
>correctly.
>
>This machine works fine, with it's defective SID, for all other programs.

The only thing the user port and SID have in common is the 9V supply.  If
you have a blown fuse (or bad power supply), SID will not work and modems
requiring 9V will not work.

The newer, 4-dip switch 1670 modem does not require 9V, the older modems
do, as does the old VIC1011A cartridge.
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