Kim / Commie keypads

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Tue Apr 10 11:04:59 2001

It's pretty hard to tell whether it's the keypad or the circuit that's
malfunctioning. How did you determine it's the keypad itself?

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Merchberger" <zmerch_at_30below.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 7:12 PM
Subject: Kim / Commie keypads


> Rumor has it that Sellam Ismail may have mentioned these words:
> >On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Ross Archer wrote:
>
> [[[ Editor's Note - original poster not identified ]]]
>
> >> > > So this discussion isn't totally off-topic, does anyone have
> >> > > any suggestions on how to fix my dead KIM-1 keyboard?
>
> [ snip ]
>
> >I'll bet that the KIM-1 keypad was the same type that was used in one of
> >Commodore's pocket calculators. But even THOSE are pretty rare.
> >
> >I guess you're SOL. Is it possible to unsolder the keypad and disassemble
> >it to clean the contacts?
>
> I hope he's not [1]... I happen to have a Commie pocket calculator in my
> basement - dunno if it's what you're looking for (it's *duuuuuusty!* and I
> don't think it works well) but I can put digital pix on the 'net in the
> next couple days if that'd help...
>
> Shipping or small trade would be all I ask...
>
> [1] I'm hoping that the original poster isn't SOL, that is...
>
> HTH,
> Roger "Merch" Merchberger
> --
> Roger "Merch" Merchberger --- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers
> Recycling is good, right??? Ok, so I'll recycle an old .sig.
>
> If at first you don't succeed, nuclear warhead
> disarmament should *not* be your first career choice.
>
>
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