cursory question from my brain

||| · Post by **|||** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 10:18 pm

I normally don't double bind. [ I used to do ] .
Well I was 5 minutes ago trying to understand something that's perhaps only casuality, or maybe not. Let me explain:

I use a mechanical DELL keyboard, and when I double bind with it, for example my U turns are 3 cm width.

I have an extra extra extra bad modern and cheap not mechanical for urgency use keyboard closed in a cupboard. Well, i take it, i plug in my box and i start armagetron game again.

And surprise !!!
With this extra extra extra bad modern and cheap not mechanical for urgency use keyboard closed in a cupboard, my U turns are 0,5 cm width...................... Erm...... I am not sleeping, i am confused.

Is this normal ? I was using same settings, same computer, same all [ except keyboard ] .....
Now I think if it's possible to control using for example xset or other kind of apps to be quicky turning.
Don't know, i feel just astonish when things like this happens ....

Sorry for this stupid questions, I'll be waiting reply to understand this X file.

Post by **Tank Program** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:15 pm

keyboards having differences in how they respond to presses, interesting idea that could explain quite a bit...

nicolas.b · Post by **nicolas.b** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:38 am

wow, i never realised the keyboard was a significant part of that process in terms of key delay. interesting...

anyway, on many systems you can go into BIOS / CMOS and alter the built-in mandatory keystroke delay. also, in some OS's you can manipulate this setting.

||| · Post by **|||** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:02 am

I have one thing for sure,
I never take away from my side mechanical keyboard.
It doesn't matter if is more slow than others.

[ a bit off topic ]
nicolas.b you talk about BIOS. take all who wants a look here
http://www.linuxbios.org/
[ /a bit off topic ]

nicolas.b · Post by **nicolas.b** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:29 am

thanks, |||... i'm looking to get into linux when i can afford new HDD.

root down · Post by **root down** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:58 pm

i think it would be due to the fact that alot of new keyboards have a usb cable, and ome with a ps/2 adapter, so when you hit keys, they have to be translated for the ps/2 port, which takes longer, whereas an ancient keyboard would probably plug straight to USB, and that will have a shorter reaction time because of no need for translation.

ishAdmin · Post by **ishAdmin** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 3:16 pm

because all ps/2 - usb adaptors run on z-80 processors at 100 kilohertz.

||| · Post by **|||** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:04 pm

root down wrote:i think it would be due to the fact that alot of new keyboards have a usb cable, and ome with a ps/2 adapter, so when you hit keys, they have to be translated for the ps/2 port, which takes longer, whereas an ancient keyboard would probably plug straight to USB, and that will have a shorter reaction time because of no need for translation.

Well my 2 keyboars I tried are ps/2 [with no adaptor, i hate USB, I really hate ] so don't work different.

Thanks cause is a intelligent answer.

RUDEBOY! · Post by **RUDEBOY!** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:17 pm

All things dell suck, question answered.

n54 · Post by **n54** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 4:21 am

RUDEBOY! wrote:All things dell suck, question answered.

hear hear!

and stay away from ibm too (great on cutting edge poor on ordinary consumer goods)

Post by **Lucifer** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 4:58 am

RUDEBOY! wrote:All things dell suck, question answered.

Hmmm, Round Rock doesn't suck. I suppose Round Rock isn't really *owned* by Dell, just populated by Dell employees (and rednecks). The Dell Diamond looks pretty nice, and the whole area around it is pretty nice. Of course, the neighborhood near Dell is full of sex offenders.

Hmm. Not sure where I'm going with this..... (I live about two miles from Dell headquarters

)

root down · Post by **root down** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 12:04 am

dell makes sweet computers out of other companies' parts, but do they ever make shit ass hardware on their own!
i have a dell keyboard that broke when i tried to clean it
maybe i just suck at cleaning dell keyboards.

SuPeRTaRD · Post by **SuPeRTaRD** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:54 am

m. dell is an a$$hole.

dont buy his stuff, he treats his employees like crap.

ishAdmin · Post by **ishAdmin** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:58 am

every rich guy is an asshole. don't buy anything!

Post by **Lucifer** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:35 am

SuPeRTaRD wrote:m. dell is an a$$hole.

dont buy his stuff, he treats his employees like crap.

Mmm, I hear it the other way, that he's really cool with his employees (except maybe for the ones that live in India). Of course, I don't have communication channels into Dell, so I only hear what's out on the street on the subject, and Austinites are in love with Dell just because it's an Austin company.