V079GUVN@ubvms.BITNET (The Priest) (12/01/87)
Greetings All- My museum piece Apple ][+ has developed a problem. It's the keyboard. Well, not really. It's in the keyboard circuits on the motherboard. Oh, the problem is that the machine thinks I'm holding the CTRL key down, and I know I'm not. I know it's not the keyboard itself, because I've tried other keyboards, and it does the same thing. I know which chips on the m-board interpret the keypresses, and I've tested them all, and they all work fine! HELP ME!!! Thanx in advance- - The Priest - V079GUVN @ UBVMSC.BITNET (e-mail if you can, please)
dace@pro-graphics.UUCP (David Schwam) (06/21/89)
I own and Apple //e (non-enhanced) and have been having a bit of trouble
with my keyboard and was hoping someone might be able to help.
My keyboard seems to be ultra-sensative, especially my spacebar. When
connected to a remote system I have to be very careful with hitting my
spacebar. If I hit it too hard it causes the system to disconnect. Many
times when I hit it regularly, I have the same problem. This has been
happening for awhile now. A couple of years ago I brought my Apple to my
dealer who claimed the problem was the motherboard. I had it replaced and the
problem still occured. The dealer then changed my spacebar and this corrected
the problem for a short while (a couple of months) but it has been happening
ever since.
Secondly my keyboard seems to enjoy sending random characters to the screen.
Many time when I'll hit an "A" a "Z" will appear on the screen, or if I hit a
"P" a "C" will come up. I've determined the problem does not come from
line-noise because it also happens when I have my word processor loaded up.
It does not happen _all_ the time, but more than just occasionally.
If anyone has any ideas I'd more than welcome them.
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