MAC ATTACK

--- Van Burnham wrote: One of my co-workers has given me a fantastic Mac Plus...I cleaned it up and she's looking just beautiful (even has a Gigamation Data Cell external hard drive...so sweet!), except that when I fired her up, I found out that the mouse (MO100) is totally dead...it only moves horizontally...I tried some minor surgery, but to no avail. Also the keyboard (MO110A) is in trouble as well, some keys are missing and some simply don't function. Would any of you happen to have any spare keyboards or mice that you would be able to sell/trade? I would be thrilled to get this system fully functional again... Any advice would be very much appreciated. --- end of quote --- I don't have any spares right now, but I was going to suggest checking Goodwill/Salvation Army stores -- I saw a Mac 128/512/Plus keyboard for sale at one of those not too long ago. Also, Sun Remarketing (www.sunrem.com, I think) sells all kinds of old Apple/Mac stuff, including small parts (like maybe key caps and keyswitches). I've replaced those keyswitches many times, and if you can solder two dots onto a flat circuitboard, it's not very difficult. Unlike today's single-piece membrane keyboards, all the keys on the older Mac keyboards are separate. Other companies to try: Preowned Electronics, Shreve Systems, and Nexcomp, all of which specialize in refurbished Mac systems and parts (www.preowned.com, www.shrevesystems.com, and www.nexcomp.com). Nexcomp lists a Mac Plus keyboard, no cable for $25 and a Mac Plus mouse for $19. The others may be cheaper. Hope that helps! -- MB