Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!sdd.hp.com!news.cs.indiana.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!iboga!berger From: berger@iboga (Mike Berger) Subject: Re: Northgate Omni/Plus Bounce Problem Message-ID: <1991Jun23.195545.27143@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Sender: usenet@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (News) Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana References: <2397@atlas.tegra.COM> <1991Jun20.052520.19512@hermesa.uucp> Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1991 19:55:45 GMT Lines: 17 mark@hermesa.uucp (Mark McWiggins) writes: >I solved my Northgate keybounce-then-fail-while-I'm-doing-a-hardware-upgrade >problem by stomping it vigorously and hurling it with great force into >the dumpster. I could have been a little hasty; the silly thing was heavy >enough to serve as a softball bat or self-defense tool. You could kill an >unsuspecting intruder with it. *---- I solved my problem by calling the factory. They sent out a replacement controller board for do-it-yourself installation, though I could have sent the keyset in if I had preferred. This applies only to newer models, but the fix was free in my case. -- Mike Berger Department of Statistics, University of Illinois AT&TNET 217-244-6067 Internet berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu