[BTM] Do Apple Keyboards and Mice work on start-up question

[Stephen Jonke]

There is a misconception here. Apple doesn't say that their bluetooth 
mouse and keyboard do not work at startup, they say that you must 
complete the computer setup process before it is possible to add a 
bluetooth mouse and keyboard, and that is why they don't offer it as a 
build-to-order option. It's a catch-22 - you need a keyboard and mouse 
to complete the setup process, but you can't setup a bluetooth mouse 
and keyboard until the setup process is complete. That is the issue 
they are talking about.

Steve

On Thursday, September 25, 2003, at 02:52  PM, Richard McKay wrote:

> I was quite interested in getting a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse but 
> have
> read something that I am wondering if anyone here knows more about...
>
> I have read that one reason that Apple is not including the Bluetooth
> Keyboard and Mouse in BTO option for new Macs is that because they do 
> use BT
> and are therefore not recognised until the start process is complete...
>
> If so one can't boot from cd or use the option key to look for other 
> start
> volumes without a non BT keyboard...let alone running fsck or other 
> wishes
> at start-up...is this correct? Any other comments?