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Re: HARDWARE: what keyboard works with the Dock I?

To: tp750@CS.UTK.EDU
Subject: Re: HARDWARE: what keyboard works with the Dock I?
From: "Bill Donald" <donaldb@ecid.cig.mot.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 1995 15:55:35 +0000
In-Reply-To: JABURNS@jcpenney.com "HARDWARE: what keyboard works with the Dock I?" (Jan 11, 9:33am)
References: <9501111533.AA08359@osiris.jcpenney.com>

Only IBM (or Lexmark) keyboards will function with a ThinkPad dock. There's a
hardware check run at startup that detects the presence of a clone and blows it
out.

I'll post the exact details if anyone is really interested. FWIW I use a
standard 102-key UK, PS/2 keyboard with my dock.



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- HARDWARE: what keyboard works with the Dock I?
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