Atari 800 keyboards

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Wed May 31 12:48:39 2000

That's one of the PRACTICAL uses of a keyboard actuator!
Never mind trying to use a Selectric as a printer, the REAL use of a
Dynatyper or KGS-80 is for copying megabytes of text to exercise a
keyboard.

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Grumpy Ol' Fred        cisin_at_xenosoft.com
On Wed, 31 May 2000, Technoid Mutant wrote:
> I know this may sound like a 'mad bomber' approach to a fix but I've
> been an Atari hack for 17 years and really know the machines.
> 
> The 800 and 1200xl machines have very robust keyboards that age well but
> if not used in a long time will exhibit the behavior you are describing.
> 
> The fix is to whack the heck out of every key on the keyboard many times
> over.  Something like 20+ keystrokes per key and don't spare it the
> proper level of violence.  Trust me and try it. Late model 800's and the
> 1200xl had nearly identical keyboard construction.  I've 'fixed'
> numerous machines using this method with no failures.  I think the
> reason it works is it 'cleans' the contacts through repetition.
> 
> 
> technoid_at_cheta.net
> 
> 
> "Charles P. Hobbs (SoCalTip)" wrote:
> 
> > I fired up my old Atari 800 this weekend, and it seems to work ok,
> > except the keyboard is extremely flakey (some of the keys don't
> > work too well unless you press really hard, and a few don't
> > work at all). Any ideas?
> 

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