31 May
2000
31 May
'00
5:48 a.m.
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.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)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(a)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?