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- From: jorgi@cs.uow.edu.au (George B Zamroz)
- Subject: Re: Prodos 8 2.0.1 killing keyboard
- Message-ID: <1992Sep3.074009.9329@cs.uow.edu.au>
- Organization: Dept of Computer Science, Wollongong University, Australia
- References: <1992Aug28.122438.29471@cs.uow.edu.au> <2fwB036V70DI00@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com> <1992Aug29.120530.7729@cs.uow.edu.au> <1992Aug29.135408.7214@actrix.gen.nz>
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 07:40:09 GMT
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- David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
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- >In article <1992Aug29.120530.7729@cs.uow.edu.au> jorgi@cs.uow.edu.au (George B Zamroz) writes:
- >> fadden@uts.amdahl.com (Andy McFadden) writes:
- >>
- >> >- If you are running P8 from GS/OS, make sure you don't have Easy Access
- >> > installed (unless you need it). Ditto for CloseView.
- >>
- >> The problem only started happening when I installed System 6.0 on my hard disk.
- >> If I boot off System 5.0.4 then everything is fine. Booting System 6.0 off
- >> floppy doesn't help. I don't have either Easy Access of CloseView installed, so
- >> they can't be the culprits. As for the ADB connectors, I think not since the
- >> problem is repeatable, and does not happen randomly. Two of the main cases
- >> that I have found this problem occurring are as follows:
-
- >Are you SURE you don't have Easy Access and CloseView installed? The
- >"custom installation" "Hard Drive or FDHD" option automatically
- >installs them.
- >The symptoms you describe are exactly those caused by Easy Access when
- >a program tries to read from the keyboard with interrupts disabled.
-
- >It is surprising that the problem also occurs when booting from an 800k
- >floppy, since Easy Access isn't normally installed on one.
-
- When I used the Hard Disk installation, neither EasyAccess nor CloseView were
- installed. I have double-checked this.
- --
- George B. Zamroz, University of Wollongong, Australia
- ex-Masters Student (Computer Science)
- Internet: jorgi@cs.uow.edu.au
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