From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent.daudelin_at_verizon.net)
Date: Thu Sep 26 2002 - 21:01:26 PDT
on 26/09/02 23:08, Paul Vaughan at paulsvaughan_at_yahoo.com.au wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just got the keyboard I bought on ebay, and it seems
> to be a dud.
>
> It usually does nothing, but sometimes (very rarely!)
> one, or a combination of, the following seems to get
> some life out of it: turning the MP130 on and off;
> leaving it off for a while; and/or
> unplugging/re-plugging the keyboard.
>
> I actually managed to type my full name once before it
> stopped working, the most letters I've yet got out of
> it!
>
> So, if anyone has any ideas or suggestions, I'd be
> very grateful.
When playing around with your 130 to make it work again, is it possible that
you might be moving the keyboard cable a bit? If so, it looks like some
wires have been damaged, most likely near the plug that goes into your
Newton.
-Laurent.
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