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Re: How to stop Duke from spinning?

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From: RT
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 00:00
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marty...@aol.com (MartyL5060) wrote:

>>You have an enhanced keyboard with an key dedicated cursor keypad,
>>right? Happens to me all the time whenever I accidently hit one of the
>>corner keys (up-right, down-left, etc.). To stop the spin, just press
>>the right or left direction key for whatever way Duke is spinning.
>>Works for me anyways.
> 
> "Key dedicated cursor keypad"? I have a typical 102 key keyboard. I have
>arrows on the Number pad when NumLock is off but I use the four arrow keys
>between the letters and numbers, below the delete, end,& page down keys.
>and it seems that no matter what keys I push it won't stop. Help please!

OK, this may be a long shot, but I've seen it twice with folks I know.
Is it possible you've got a stuck key?  Twice, I've seen people who
thought there was something wrong with their computer or keyboard,
only to find that a key was stuck.  Hey, it's just a thought.

Good luck...

RT

>Marty
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