apple II - SCORE!

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_crl.com>
Date: Tue Jun 24 12:40:11 1997

On Tue, 24 Jun 1997 jpero_at_mail.cgo.wave.ca wrote:

> Nip! Sad story about key problem...
>
> Can't you take that switch apart and clean it with alcohol? I had to
> do that on my "speedy". Generic keyboard but used good quality gold
> contacts switch in it only minor cleaning there then it worked 100%
> The one key tab needed pounding to get anything but now I just
> merely poke it. :) Total time of repair: 15 to 20 mins.

I don't think you can do that with apple keys. Once they're broke
they're broke. I could be wrong about this. I've just never tried it.
At the time, I don't think I would've had the dexterity necessary to fix
the key. At the very least I didn't have the brain capacity to think
about it.


Sam
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Received on Tue Jun 24 1997 - 12:40:11 BST