Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ncar!asuvax!hrc!mothra!bakerj From: bakerj@mothra.UUCP (Jon Baker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: help! Dead A500 keyboard Summary: Keyboard troubles Message-ID: <45e8a996.14249@mothra.UUCP> Date: 28 Sep 89 14:13:05 GMT References: <8909270938.AA23359@jade.berkeley.edu> Organization: gte Lines: 13 In article <8909270938.AA23359@jade.berkeley.edu>, MCARTSHA@UREGINA1.BITNET (Shan Mcarthur) writes: > I have a major crisis on my hands right now, my amy500 keyboard is shouting > MUTINY! It all started out with the left shift key not functioning well. > This evening, my fears were confirmed and there is now a major problem in the > keyboard. When I pressed the dying key, the power light flickered and then > died. I temporarily revived the computer later, but now it is shut down > on a more permanent basis. > Shan McArthur I too have had some intermittent troubles with the keyboard, mostly due to a buildup of ashes and cat hair. You may want to try cleaning the innards and the cable connections before selling your sister ... J.Baker.