[G4] Keyboard or typist?

[John Erdman]

For a coupla years now I've noticed that either me or the keyboard has 
a tendency to CApitalize both the first and second letters of a word. 
This usually occurs when I'm typing fast and hit the shift key. WHen I 
proof (ie look away from my fingers) is when I notice the double 
capitalization. I have never fully understood why this happens. But 
since I don't have to make a living at my keyboard I can deal with it 
by going back and changing the case.  I don't *think* it's me, but it 
could be!  My fingers do not hover over the keys nor do I seem to be 
holding the shift key down longer than I "should".

Now just in the last week or so corresponding with the upgrade to OS 
X.3.8, and the simultaneous installation of the MS Office for OS X, all 
of a sudden I'm having trouble with the insertion of 1 tp 3 extra 
spaces whenever I hit the space bar.  Again this happens when I'm not 
looking and it doesn't happen all the time. But recently it's occurring 
once or twice in each line of text. It happens both in MS Word as well 
as in Mail app.

I'm loathe to believe that this really could be caused by the software 
change. Maybe it's the typist that's failing more than before.... but I 
don't think so.

  I beginning to wonder if this is the typical behavior of a keyboard 
that's beginning to fail. Unfortunately I don't have a spare to swap 
with.

Keyboard is an early MacSense USB. When my Sawtooth came out this 
keyboard was the only alternative to the Apple standard issue.  It's 
been fairly reliable for the last five years.

Is this what a failing keyboard might look like?

Thanks,
John

Sawtooth 400 AGP, 704 MB  OS 10.3.8



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