10 Apr
2001
10 Apr
'01
4:04 a.m.
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(a)30below.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)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
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