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A computer system wherein at the time of system installation, no matter what keyboard is used, the user can use that keyboard to proceed with the installation processing in the same way as when a standard keyboard is used. The computer system has a new internal storage medium, while a keyboard recog

A computer system wherein at the time of system installation, no matter what keyboard is used, the user can use that keyboard to proceed with the installation processing in the same way as when a standard keyboard is used. The computer system has a new internal storage medium, while a keyboard recognition and processing unit is formed in the existing RAM. The keyboard recognition and processing unit writes various types of keyboard control information in the above-mentioned RAM based on installation information read from an external storage medium and reads the keyboard ID from the above keyboard. The keyboard control information corresponding to the keyboard ID is selected from the various types of keyboard control information and is held in the internal storage medium. The ROM monitor part uses the keyboard control information in the internal storage to execute the installation processing.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A computer system having a means for setting keyboard control information at system installation when system programs are replaced, said computer system comprising:a keyboard;a ROM having a ROM installation part which indicates a key to be pushed on a keyboard to activate a system i

[ I claim:] [1.] A computer system having a means for setting keyboard control information at system installation when system programs are replaced, said computer system comprising:a keyboard;a ROM having a ROM installation part which indicates a key to be pushed on a keyboard to activate a system installation processing on the computer system;a random access memory (RAM) which temporarily stores the data generated in the computer system;an external storage medium which stores installation information required for the installation processing;an internal storage medium which stores keyboard control information and corresponding keyboard identifications (IDs); anda keyboard recognition and processing unit which is formed in said RAM and which during system installation a) reads said keyboard ID of said keyboard directly from said keyboard when power is turned on and, b) when recognizing that said keyboard ID does not coincide with the keyboard ID stored in the internal storage medium, reads the keyboard control information corresponding to the keyboard ID from said RAM and stores the read keyboard control information in the internal storage medium, andsaid ROM installation part accesses said keyboard control information stored inside said internal storage medium and starts the inherent installation processing based upon said stored keyboard control information.