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From: angelini@apollo.COM (Bob Angelini)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: BIOS questions
Message-ID: <4178da84.14b2e@apollo.COM>
Date: 14 Feb 89 17:55:00 GMT
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Distribution: usa
Organization: Apollo Computer, Chelmsford, Mass.
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>I don't know much about Phoenix or Award BIOSi, but the
>Packard Bell BIOS in my model PB286 does not properly
>recognize the extended keyboard which came with the machine,
>or any other I have tried (including a true Blue).  
>I am using Reflections R2+ as a VT100 emulator on a unix
>system and I find it very difficult to use the vi style 
>editors because the keypad functions are all screwed up

As far as enhanced keyboard compatipily the problem is 
with the keyboard BIOS in not in the system BIOS. Award
keyboard BIOS does not properly support the enhanced 
keyboard. Phoenix keyboard BIOS does.