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In article <8175@eleazar.Dartmouth.EDU> I write:
>In article <1586@carthage.UUCP> jeremy@swatsun.UUCP (Jeremy Brest) writes:
>>Twice now I've had my mac II die the following strange death:  for no
>>apparent reason, the system responds to all typing as though the option
>>key is pressed, although it isn't.  The key is not stuck, but key caps da
>>shows the key depressed, too.  Has anyone else had this problem?

>Yep.  We had the *exact* same problem on our Mac II at the Personal
>Computer Center here. (extended keyboard).  Apparently Apple is shipping
>some faulty keyboards.  When we shook the keyboard we heard something
>rattle inside.  We sent it over to the repair shop here and it is happy now.
>Anyone else have something similar?

Sorry to follow up to my own article, but I just found out that the keyboard
STILL does this.  yesterday it was acting as if the option key was stuck
and when someone turned it upside down something still rattled and many many
keys showed as black in KeyCaps.  After another shake, it works.  Any clues?

-Andy

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