Dead keys on C64

From: J. Maynard Gelinas <maynard_at_jmg.com>
Date: Thu Jul 30 09:05:27 1998

    Well I landed an amazing C64 software score, with boxed sets of Ultima I,
all the Zork series, Neuromancer, an editor assembler package, a koala pad, a
bunch of joysticks, and a bunch of other stuff I can't remember. The boxes and
manuals are in almost _pristine_ condition! Didn't pay a dime... one of the
guys I work with was amazed that I liked this stuff and pulled it out of his
basement to give to me for a beer. Well, OK; I paid a beer. ;-)

     Problem: I just noticed the C64 seems to have these dead keys '5, 7, 9,
and 0'. Looks to me like a dead bit on the keyboard controller, but I must
confess to ignorance on the internal details of how the C64 accepts key
presses. Can anyone give an overview, and would anyone know of a fix?

Thanks,
--jmg
    
Received on Thu Jul 30 1998 - 09:05:27 BST