Hmm ... Sounds interesting. Too bad I didn't get Nick's message yet. Maybe it'll show up in a few minutes :=/ I was just wondering if those stems can be bought somewthere. They seem like a very generic part, and keyboard technology doesn't seem to have advance very quickly. Perhaps some keyboard manufacturers still use the same stems? BTW - Thanx for the suggestion Ruud. I'd just prefer not to replace the keyboard. --- Ruud Baltissen <Ruud.Baltissen@abp.nl> wrote: > Hallo Prof, > > I collected the keyboards of some bad C='s > especially for this purpose. > > > If you didn't want to do this, the only other > method is to heat a sewing > pin > > up until its red hot and drive it through the > broken star and lower part > in > > one go. When it cools, snip the protruding part of > the pin. If all goes > > well, both parts should stick to the pin. > > I used the same trick in the middle of the 80's. I > assume that with "sewing > pin", Nick means the needle with the hole on the > end. I used the ones with a > little knob on the end. If nick meant these as well, > I second his solution. > > Groetjes, Ruud > > http://Ruud.C64.org > > > > > - > This message was sent through the cbm-hackers > mailing list. > To unsubscribe: echo unsubscribe | mail cbm-hackers-request@dot.tml.hut.fi. ===== Get a FREE 6Mb webmail box from go6502! - http://www.geocities.com/profdredd As low as 2.99% Intro APR from NextCard! - http://www.nextcard.com/index6.html?ref=aff0074521 PayPal is the FAST FREE and SECURE way to send money! - https://secure.paypal.x.com/refer/pal=profdredd%40yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - This message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list. To unsubscribe: echo unsubscribe | mail cbm-hackers-request@dot.tml.hut.fi.
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