Re: iMac's weird constant keyboard beeping

From: Anthony Vann <vanngogh_at_socrates.berkeley.edu>
Date: Thu Mar 02 2006 - 14:28:51 PST

Hi Eric,

That would be my guess... I think it was an option in the Easy Access
Control panel but can't recall for certain.

Thanks,

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On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, Eric Fong wrote:

> Hello:
>
> I have a user that has an older iMac at his home running OS 9.2.2,
> (128MB ram, don't know anything else about the iMac). Lately,
> something happened in which every time any key is pressed on the
> keyboard, it makes a beeping sound and no other command or
> letter/number is typed out. I tried searching for a cause and
> couldn't find any. If I remember correctly, it might have been
> related to something like a radio button being selected on "universal
> access" or a similar control panel, but I can't confirm it because
> none of our macs run OS 9 anymore. Any ideas? Thanks.
>
> eric
>
>
> Eric Fong
> Computer Resource Specialist
> Department of Ethnic Studies
> 506 Barrows Hall #2570
> U.C. Berkeley
> Berkeley, CA 94720-2570
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