[Info-vax] keyboard woes

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2020-07-04 14:38:19 +0000, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply said:

> Further experimenting with graphics monitors, I've connected up a 
> keyboard, machine (PWS), and monitor which are known to work.  
> Actually, I even tried two keyboards.  At the login prompt, "aaaaaa" 
> appears, as if someone is holding down the key.  The "t" key acts as 
> caps lock, and the backspace key writes "<".
> 
> Anyone ever seen this anywhere?

Don't ever hot-plug an OpenVMS PS2 keyboard. On at least some systems, 
that can damage the hardware.


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