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From: wytten@dg.cs.umn.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: NumLock indicator on a PC
Summary: Can it be done without a lot of hassle
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Date: 17 May 88 20:32:34 GMT
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Posted: Tue May 17 15:32:34 1988

Does anyone know if it is possible to put a NumLock indicator on a plain
(but genuine) IBM-PC?  I know that AT keyboards can't be used with regular
PC's, at least not without modification.

Is there a signal in the keyboard itself that can be used to light an
LED?  I am not willing to modify the keyboard cable to add an extra
conductor if there is not.

I suspect this may be of interest to other PC users, so please post your
reply, if possible.


Dale R. Wyttenbach (wytten@dg.cs.umn.edu)                Louis Armstrong:
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