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TimmmmaaaaH
Damn, I... had something for this
+725|6703|Brisbane, Australia

HE QUIC BROWN OX UMPS OVER HE AZ DOG

Razer Lycosa, pretty dissapointed tbh.
https://bf3s.com/sigs/5e6a35c97adb20771c7b713312c0307c23a7a36a.png
Cheez
Herman is a warmaphrodite
+1,027|6702|King Of The Islands

OP should list successful models tbf so we don't have 50 people with G15 v1s saying theirs works.

Oh wait.
My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|6845|SE London

Freezer7Pro wrote:

_j5689_ wrote:

H CK BN FX JMS V H LAZ DG

On a school Mac.  One of the white ones with an LCD screen
Name a modern mac that isn't white with an LCD screen
All of them. They don't currently manufacture any white machines with LCDs.

The current series of iMacs are black and aluminium, the Mac Pros are aluminium towers, the MacBook and MacBook Pro are now black and aluminium - the Mac Mini is white (and grey/silverery) - but has no LCD.

My MacBook Pro managed:

H CK BN FX JMPS V LAZ DG

My £2 Logitech keyboard (Deluxe 250 it says on the back, so I assume that's what it is) managed:

THE UICK O O JUPS OVE THE LY DO


Yet both ancient (Pre-Win95 Keys) PS/2 keyboards I've tried have done it perfectly.

Strange, no?

Makes me want to try it on some of my AT keyboards.
RookTgz
The Rookie
+8|5805
To OP the thing you are describing is called "ghosting", if your keyboard ghosts then you will likely hear a 'beep' from your tower (if your keyboard has legacy i/o)

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG

Razer Lycosa
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|6845|SE London

RookTgz wrote:

To OP the thing you are describing is called "ghosting", if your keyboard ghosts then you will likely hear a 'beep' from your tower (if your keyboard has legacy i/o)

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG

Razer Lycosa
Absolutely correct. All down to the matrix they use. Cheaper matrixes will have fewer diodes in 'em - meaning some key combinations won't work.
Hakei
Banned
+295|6259
Te Uic Rwn  Jued Ver Te Lay

I'm Jamesey
Do a Research Noob
+506|6396|Scotland!
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG

razer tarantula
N00bkilla55404
Voices are calling...
+136|6195|Somewhere out in Space
TE UIC RWN  JUS VER TE LAY DG'

fail
CodePhoeniX
Member
+13|6478|USA
thkbnfjsthlaydg

=some random laptop keyboard
TimmmmaaaaH
Damn, I... had something for this
+725|6703|Brisbane, Australia

TimmmmaaaaH wrote:

HE QUIC BROWN OX UMPS OVER HE AZ DOG

Razer Lycosa, pretty dissapointed tbh.

RookTgz wrote:

To OP the thing you are describing is called "ghosting", if your keyboard ghosts then you will likely hear a 'beep' from your tower (if your keyboard has legacy i/o)

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG

Razer Lycosa
Wow, wtf
https://bf3s.com/sigs/5e6a35c97adb20771c7b713312c0307c23a7a36a.png
Jasp
Bongabilla
+171|6925|The Outer Circle

CodePhoeniX wrote:

thkbnfjsthlaydg

=some random laptop keyboard
THKBNFJSTHLAYDG

Some HP laptop.
https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/11882/holteendersig2.jpghttps://forums.bf2s.com/img/avatars/11508.gif
Zukabazuka
Member
+23|6949
HE QUIC BROWN OX UMP OVER HE Z OG

Well the keyboard is something KeyWorks Office.
steelie34
pub hero!
+603|6645|the land of bourbon

loubot wrote:

steelie34 wrote:

loubot wrote:

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG

This is an old Compaq keyboard with a PS/2 connector (compaq P/N: 126739-008, model SK-2850C)
interesting... ps/2 you say?
Yep. I was going to try it on my home computer but my new motherboard does not have PS/2 port
i wonder if ps/2 input is superior to usb.  can someone confirm?
https://bf3s.com/sigs/36e1d9e36ae924048a933db90fb05bb247fe315e.png
Little BaBy JESUS
m8
+394|6412|'straya
THE QUICK BROWN FOX UMPE OVER THE LAZY OG

Logitech 600 Media Keyboard.

seems to have issues with J and D lol
unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,053|7035|PNW

You'd have figured that with decades of development, they would've eliminated this kind of glitching.

HE QUIC BROWN OX UMP OVER HE Z OG.

Kensington K64370A. Not my usual keyboard, but it's the one I've got hooked up to the laptop at the moment. Normally, I don't ever hold down more than three different keys at once. Most of the problem areas I've encountered on keyboards have been around ctrl, shift, alt, arrow keys, ins/del/home/end/pup/pdn pad, where my gaming stuff is, but it isn't a big problem unless I'm relying on it for multidimensional thrust in space games.

I've been gaming for years on keyboards that have simultaneous keypress limitations. To illustrate how small of a problem it's been, I'll point out the fact that typematic rate settings in games are a larger difficulty, such as the Battlefield series, wich constnty cut out leters from tings I tpe if entered too fast.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2009-03-02 23:14:30)

loubot
O' HAL naw!
+470|6841|Columbus, OH

steelie34 wrote:

loubot wrote:

steelie34 wrote:


interesting... ps/2 you say?
Yep. I was going to try it on my home computer but my new motherboard does not have PS/2 port
i wonder if ps/2 input is superior to usb.  can someone confirm?
I have tested two other keyboards with PS/2 connections. One keyboard is a Dell brand keyboard and the other is a Mircosoft Basic keyboard (1.0A). Both keyboards could not type all of the characters so it seems the PS/2 keyboards behave (more or less) like the majority USB keyboards.
Aries_37
arrivederci frog
+368|6838|London

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

You'd have figured that with decades of development, they would've eliminated this kind of glitching.

HE QUIC BROWN OX UMP OVER HE Z OG.

Kensington K64370A. Not my usual keyboard, but it's the one I've got hooked up to the laptop at the moment. Normally, I don't ever hold down more than three different keys at once. Most of the problem areas I've encountered on keyboards have been around ctrl, shift, alt, arrow keys, ins/del/home/end/pup/pdn pad, where my gaming stuff is, but it isn't a big problem unless I'm relying on it for multidimensional thrust in space games.

I've been gaming for years on keyboards that have simultaneous keypress limitations. To illustrate how small of a problem it's been, I'll point out the fact that typematic rate settings in games are a larger difficulty, such as the Battlefield series, wich constnty cut out leters from tings I tpe if entered too fast.
It's not really glitching as such. More of just cost cutting by reducing number and quality of contacts. Old IBM, cherry and dell keyboards had n-key rollover but then real mass production kicked in and they all got turned to shit.
elite.mafia
Banned
+122|6717|USA
"the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"

THEQCKBRWFXJVERTHELAZY

G15 generation 2
Cheez
Herman is a warmaphrodite
+1,027|6702|King Of The Islands

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

THE QUICK BROWN FOX UMPE OVER THE LAZY OG

Logitech 600 Media Keyboard.

seems to have issues with J and D lol
What are you, a janitor?
My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.
TimmmmaaaaH
Damn, I... had something for this
+725|6703|Brisbane, Australia

Cheez wrote:

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

THE QUICK BROWN FOX UMPE OVER THE LAZY OG

Logitech 600 Media Keyboard.

seems to have issues with J and D lol
What are you, a janitor?
Wow, that was from this decade, well done Cheez
https://bf3s.com/sigs/5e6a35c97adb20771c7b713312c0307c23a7a36a.png
Bull3t
stephen brule
+83|6565
Theqckbrwfxjverthelazyg

G15 V2.

Last edited by Bull3t (2009-03-11 06:22:42)

Cheez
Herman is a warmaphrodite
+1,027|6702|King Of The Islands

TimmmmaaaaH wrote:

Cheez wrote:

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:

THE QUICK BROWN FOX UMPE OVER THE LAZY OG

Logitech 600 Media Keyboard.

seems to have issues with J and D lol
What are you, a janitor?
Wow, that was from this decade, well done Cheez
wat
My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.
Gawwad
My way or Haddaway!
+212|6948|Espoo, Finland
HE QUIC BROWN OX UMP OVER HE Z OG

Well that sucks.
Finray
Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro
+2,629|6052|Catherine Black
A little Dell compact one at school.

HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS OER HE LA DOG.

Better than I expected tbh.

Although the computer is not displaying anything for a second then typing everything I'm hitting word by word...

I hate my school, so cheap.
https://i.imgur.com/qwWEP9F.png
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