[Coco] coco3 Keyboard trouble

[Mike Pepe]

I would guess there's some crud on the keyboard ribbon cable that's
shorting out two rows. Carefully open it up and clean it off.

Also could be some crud on the motherboard doing the same thing.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-
> bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of John T Chasteen
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 5:41 PM
> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> Subject: [Coco] coco3 Keyboard trouble
> 
> Coco Teck's
> 
> My brother Paul wants to set up a 128K coco3 that has been setting in
a
> box for at least 8 years
> I checked the keyboard and get real weird results.
> when I strike S   I see   SU on the screen
>                      K            KN  or KM
>                      C            CE
>                      M           KM
>                      /              /G
>                      ?             +?=
>                       E            CE
>                       U            SU
>                       3             35
>                        5            35
> 
> MOST OF THE OTHER KEYS ARE OK
> 
> All help is welcomed
> 
> John
> 
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