Re: [NTLK] Keyboard (Was: Re: Printing woes)

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Tue May 24 2005 - 10:50:38 PDT

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Domi wrote:
> Is there a mean to "activate" the keyboard???

Shouldn't be required, the keyboard is activated by the Newton on startup
through a simple handshake over the serial line.

> Is it possible that it is a "German keyboard/US Newton" problem???

I seriously doubt it...

> The keyboard doesn't function on the two MP130 in house (mine and my
> son's)

Then you might have a bad keyboard. You can open it up and make sure that the
connector inside the keyboard is still attached.

Frank's keyboard disassembly instructions should be handy:

http://www.pda-soft.de/body_keyboard_disassemble.html

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