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From: wk@hpirs.HP.COM (Wayne Krone)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Rapid typing problem on 9000/318
Message-ID: <4640010@hpirs.HP.COM>
Date: 26 Jan 89 04:13:22 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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> I have a slight problem with our HP9000/318 workstations (with 46021AX
> keyboards).  The problem appears both when logging in (when the ITE is
> in control?)  and under X.  If I rapidly type some characters keeping
> the SHIFT key pressed I get extra garbage characters.  For instance if I
> type VAR followed by a space, I get VARW<space>.  Similar effects appear
> with other combinations.  I can repeat this on all our 318s.  Is this a
> known bug?

There were some keyboards with some part inside the keyboard (a clip
between two boards?) not making good electrical contact.  This results
in extra characters as you described.  There is a simple fix (to the
keyboard), but I'm not sure how you go about getting it.  Have you
tried contacting your HP support organization?

Wayne Krone