On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Roger Merchberger wrote:
> 1. His keyboard from the sounds of it, is (at best) *seriously* wounded. It
> wasn't working due to sticky keys and took it to an "expert" who profusely
> coated the keyboard with silicone lubricant, which (of course) didn't help.
>
> --- Can you tear down a //c keyboard, or is it one of those "plastic-rivet"
> held throwaway types? I have rebuilt several Tandy CoCo 1/2/3 keyboards...
> is a //c keyboard even remotely similar? Or... does anyone have a spare
> keyboard they're willing to sell for a reasonable price?
The //c keyboard wants to be torn down and rebuilt. It had these
ridiculous metal hinges attached to each one to give them their feel.
After a while the hinges go bad and start making the keys stick. So the
solution is to lift the keycaps and remove each hinge. The click will be
gone but the keyboard will be much nicer to type on.
> 2. He's got some software on disks that (i believe) he's assuming are
> unreadable. He speaks of the disks being dirty & worn, but doesn't actually
> mention that he's attemted and failed to see if they still work. He is
> willing to purchase new (if possible) disks of this software, which he's
> not sure what it was called... but he says it was the word processor and
> spelling checker from "border bond" [sic] software... which I'm assuming
> would be "Broderbund." He cannot remember the actual titles, but he says he
> has the original disks, so I do have access to them if necessary.
Sounds like Bank Street Writer. I don't know why he'd want to use that.
It was terrible in my opinion. Tell him he wants APpleWorks instead.
Integrated word processor, spread sheet and database. A much nicer
package, and in 80-columns too (Bank Street Writer was implemented as 40
characters in the hi-res mode).
> *Any* help or information at all on this project would be most appreciated,
> so thank you all in advance.
I'd be happy to help him out. Give him my e-mail address and we'll take
it from there.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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