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From: msc@ramoth.esd.sgi.com (Mark Callow)
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Subject: Re: keyboard repetition rate
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Date: 16 Feb 90 20:29:08 GMT
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In article <9002150651.aa05899@SMOKE.BRL.MIL>, BTP801@DBTHRZ5.BITNET writes:
> Subj: keyboard repetition rate
> Is there a way to speed up the boring slow repetition rate of the keyboard
> of a PI. We have a 4D70 too, on this keyboard the repetition rate is ok.
> 
> Harald Kaul

The next major (x.y) software release has user-settable software repeat
because of this problem.  I'm hopeful that future hardware will not make
the same mistake.
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