no numbers

[Bob Hemus]

On Sat, 2008-01-12 at 19:36 -0800, Bob Hemus wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-01-12 at 21:19 -0500, Rick Bowers wrote:
> > At Friday 1/11/2008 10:39 PM, you wrote:
> > 
> > >On Fri, 2008-01-11 at 18:57 -0800, Lonni J Friedman wrote:
> > > > On 1/11/08, Bob Hemus <ol.bob at sisqtel.net> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, 2008-01-11 at 16:44 -0800, Lonni J Friedman wrote:
> > > > > > On 1/11/08, Bob Hemus <ol.bob at sisqtel.net> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 15:38 -0800, Lonni J Friedman wrote:
> > > > > > > > Perhaps i'm just slow, but I've yet to see an actual description of
> > > > > > > > what exactly is wrong.  Is the numlock light not coming on (and the
> > > > > > > > numbers fail to work), or is the light coming on and the 
> > > numbers dont'
> > > > > > > > work?
> > > > > > > Yup, that's about the ony thing I felt could go wrong?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bob, please answer my question.
> > > > >
> > > > > With Num Lock button glowing threre is no response to the number
> > > > > buttons.  The Enter key works.  I checked the BIOS and the number pad is
> > > > > Enabled.  Doesn't work when light is off, too.
> > > >
> > > > If the numlock light is on, but the keys don't' work, then the
> > > > keyboard is busted.
> > >Probably is, but there are 18 extra chrome buttons across the top &
> > >I thought some combination of something falling on the keyboard had
> > >buggered it up, Maybe?  Thanks,
> > >Bob
> > 
> > That is a possibility. The old Gateway keyboards were programmable. 
> > As you said, you may have hit a sequence of keys to modify the 
> > behavior of the keyboard. Or, as Lonnie stated, the keyboard may be broken.
> > 
> > Do  you have any documentation on your keyboard and its' extra keys? 
> > Can you get it online?
> > 
> > I have several spare keyboards floating around. But, even thought 
> > they're barely used and practically new, they use the old DIN plugs 
> > (pre-PS/2). If they'll work for you, I'll send you a few.
> > 
> > ~Rick
> Nope, won't work.  I'm using a usb board.  Have a couple of the older
> plugs, too.  I can live without the number pad.  Just need to slow up
> when using kmymoney..  Thanks any way.
> Bob
Guess What?  I had typed in "bob" for user and helddown Caps key waiting
for Password and I got a message, "turn on slow keys?" (approximately) I
answere No and my number pad began to work.
Hot, diggity dawg!!
Bob