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From: milhow1!how@uunet.uu.net (Mike Howard)
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Subject: Re: Sparcstation keyboard problem
Keywords: Miscellaneous
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Date: 2 Dec 89 15:40:34 GMT
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A couple of weeks ago I posted an article soliciting experience with
keyboard failures on Sparcstation 1's.  Inasmuch as I had had two
keyboards fail - each within a week of being attached to the system, I
thought that there might be a manufacturing problem.

Based on the response I've received and the lack of response on the net
and the fact that I have a new keyboard (number 3) [and a new mouse] which
have not yet faild (up about 2 weeks - a record here), I've concluded that
there is No systematic problem and that I was Either unlucky OR the mouse
was to blame.  [the mouse is with the vendor who promises to do a little
testing ].

The most useful response I received was:

> hi: 
>    we had the exact same problem ... we had pronounced our kb dead ..
> however a post-mortem revealed that it was the mouse (the rat !) that
> had kicked the bucket and the system somehow got confused ... 
>
> Nasser K  Ghazi

Mike Howard
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