From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Fri Jun 11 1999 - 21:34:18 EDT
AND, the buffer might be filled up, thus any further keypress is converted to a
beep...
could be caused by some misbehaved app soaking up all cpu time and thus the keyboard
buffes fills up with unprocessed characters...
or, in the words of that great computer engineer Spike Jones, when the frammis cam
intersects the reticulated copperoptus, all hell gunna break loose.. :-)
Rich_Chong_at_mail.share.org wrote:
> It has to do with a feature called "n-key rollover", and has to do with the fact
> that keyboard controllers don't talk to the individual keys (with a pair of
> wires each). The keys are wired and scanned in a matrix. If you don't let go of
> a certain number (or combination) of keys, the keyboard controller gets confused
> about what is actually being depressed and in this case complains with a beep.
> Just abuot all keyboards have similar restricitions. In some of the older ones,
> multiple ghost keystrokes would be generated (i.e. the kb controller was
> fooled). For instance, on my tp560, the speaker beeps if i press (and dont
> release) asdfg or azx. The only cure is to learn to type with a lighter touch
> (Just let go ;-).
>
> Rich Chong
>
> >When typing certain key combinations, such as CD, XS or ZA (in capitals) the
> Thinkpad makes a strange noise from the speaker. I haven't been able to find
> anything about it in the documentation, so I hope someone on the list might
> have an idea why it sounds.
>
> Regards,
>
> Anders F Eriksson
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