Re: Input issues - key down with no key up

From: Jamie Lokier
Date: Sat Aug 16 2003 - 09:12:24 EST


Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Aug 2003, Vojtech Pavlik wrote:
> > > The PS/2 keyboard protocol is utterly absurd.
> > Yep. It's a dozen or more years of hack upon a hack.
> Well, mode #3 with no translation in the i8042 looks quite sanely.

What are the known problems with mode #3, then?

That is, why doesn't everyone use it and why haven't they always used it?

For that matter, what does Windows use?

-- Jamie
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