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It has to do with the in hardware device key mapping.

Most keyboards use resistance circuits to tell which key has been depressed. When you depress more than 1 key most of these designs cannot tell between the values.

Modifier Keys like shift, control are mostly separately monitored and thus independent.

See the matrix on this page:: http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-Roll-Up-Keyboa...




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