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From: rsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Roby Sherman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: virus or weird behavior - hardware or software
Keywords: repeating key, virus
Message-ID: <1991Apr30.231326.29812@mthvax.cs.miami.edu>
Date: 30 Apr 91 23:13:26 GMT
References: <1991Apr30.201630.10118@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
Organization: The Tao of Programming
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In <1991Apr30.201630.10118@fcom.cc.utah.edu> ulall@pub.uwrl.usu.edu writes:

>I'm having a weird problem with my mac IIx

>various keys - in particular o and sometimes v, arbitrarily start repeating
>when pressed once
>other keys like shift, option and cloverleaf appear to be stuck periodically.

>Replacing the keyboard does not help
>switching the adb port apparently cleared it up for a few days, but the problem
>is now back.

>Periodically, the problem disappears.

>I have tried rebuilding the system and replacing the finder twice.
>Once the problem went away, the second time it did not.

>Disinfectant 2.4 and virus detective 4.0.3 report no problems
>This problem appeared since installing System 6.0.7 and 32-bit-quickdraw,
>though not immediately after


I have seen the exact SAME problem with two IIsi's. Both machines have
different memory configurations and software installed. The only thing in
common is 1> They are both IIsi's  2>They are both running system 6.0.7

When the problem occurs, the Keycaps DA will reveal random keeps "STUCK"
down. It must be some bug in system 6.0.7. Does ANYONE know what the heck
causes this? I thought it might be Easy Access, but even if it's deleted, it
re-occurs...

                                 Thanks in advance,

					  Roby


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