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From: madler@kanga.caltech.edu (Mark Adler)
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Subject: Re: Well, looks like a LOT of Rev E replacements have STICKY KEYS!!
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Date: 23 Feb 91 21:58:27 GMT
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I got a rev-E replacement with the so called "mushy" keys.  I didn't
complain about it, because I didn't think they were so bad, and because
there *is* still tactile feedback--it's just a little more subtle.
Also, if anything, the keyboard response is improved over my rev A in
terms of less missed keystrokes, though this may be a software improvement
(less missed interrupts), rather than having to do with the physical
keyboard.

However, I just noticed that I am, in fact, impacted by the new keyboards.
I keep my HP in a calculator pocket in my Bike Nashbar briefcase, without
the case (the case makes it too bulky to fit--as if it isn't bulky to begin
with).  The old keybaord was stiff enough that the keys, especially the
ON key, could not be activated by stuffing or jostling the briefcase.  This
is no longer the case with the new, softer keyboard.  It gets turned on
all the time, and I always have weird stuff left on the stack (like
vectors full of 2's).

I will try a stiff piece of cardboard in front of the HP and see if that
helps, but I liked not having to worry about it before.

Mark Adler
madler@pooh.caltech.edu