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Re: Rainbow keyboard

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From: Ben Pashkoff
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1988 09:11
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In article <Added.oXRT4Iy00Ui3EBr09U@andrew.cmu.edu>, BECK@VUVAXCOM.BITNET.BITNE
T writes:
> The keyboard (LK201AA) on my Rainbow has started behaving badly.  The
> lower row generates multiple characters when echoed back.  RETURN
> generates ]RETURN, CTRL by itself generates something.  Anyone have
> any suggestions as to where to look for the problem?
>
A technician friend of mine literally soaks the whole keyboard in distilled
water for a day or two, letting it dry thoroughly before re-connecting. The
LK201 keyboard is a closed unit, and impossible to servive.
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|      Ben Pashkoff                 BEN@VMSA.TECHNION.AC.IL               |
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|      Technion IIT                                                       |
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From: ben@vmsa.technion.ac.il (Ben Pashkoff)
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Subject: Re: Rainbow keyboard
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Date: 11 Nov 88 09:11:22 GMT
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