24 Jun
1997
24 Jun
'97
8:30 a.m.
Once they are broke, they are broke, trust me on this, You can remove the
keycaps, but the switch itself is sealed in one piece.
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From: Sam Ismail <dastar(a)crl.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: apple II - SCORE!
Date: Tuesday, June 24, 1997 12:40 PM
On Tue, 24 Jun 1997 jpero(a)mail.cgo.wave.ca wrote:
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Nip! Sad story about key problem...
Can't you take that switch apart and clean it with alcohol? I had to
do that on my "speedy". Generic keyboard but used good quality gold
contacts switch in it only minor cleaning there then it worked 100%
The one key tab needed pounding to get anything but now I just
merely poke it. :) Total time of repair: 15 to 20 mins.
I don't think you can do that with apple keys. Once they're broke
they're broke. I could be wrong about this. I've just never tried it.
At the time, I don't think I would've had the dexterity necessary to fix
the key. At the very least I didn't have the brain capacity to think
about it.
Sam
Computer Historian, Programmer, Musician, Philosopher,
Athlete, Writer,
Jackass