Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!ariel!houti!hogpc!houxm!hocda!spanky!burl!sb1!mb2b!mb2c!jed From: jed@mb2c.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Apple //e braindamaged keyboard Message-ID: <138@mb2c.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Jun-83 22:19:55 EDT Article-I.D.: mb2c.138 Posted: Thu Jun 16 22:19:55 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 21-Jun-83 00:13:22 EDT Lines: 20 The most recent CALL-A.P.P.L.E. has a good comparison between the II and the //e and refers to the N-key rollover of the older Apple-II and II+ machines. I own a Rev-1 Apple-II and can attest to the frustration of depressing 3 keys and getting a fourth at no extra charge. To quote from the article: ...I also discovered that the electronics of the keyboard has been cleaned up. On the old system I used my standard habit or rolling my fingers across ASDF to produce a test string. Being fast in this process, I always got ASDF2, that is no longer true. In fact, the //e has the true N key rollover feature, e.g., if you are fast enough and have enough fingers you can press and hold down the A key, then press and hold down the B key, etc. No matter how many keys you hold down, you always get the last key you hold down... Not owning one, I can't personally attest to the quality of the rollover, but it sounds good to me. John Duncan (mb2c!jed) Michigan Bell (313) 424-0711