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From: malpass@VLSI.LL.MIT.EDU (Don Malpass)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith.z100
Subject: Z-100 service at H/Z stores.    Supersport keyswitch needed.
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Date: 16 Aug 90 14:47:57 GMT
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Called a local H/Z retail store Friday to TRY to locate a replacement
keyswitch for my Supersport-286 ["sorry - we have the entire keyboard,
for a mere $172", so I swapped the bad keyswitch with the pause/break
one for now.  Anybody know where I can beg/borrow/steal/even_BUY a
replacement keyswitch?] and happened to mention Z-100.  The service guy
with whom I was talking said they had just received some sort of
bulletin from Heath to the effect that STORES were no longer going to
support the Z-100.  This doesn't thrill me, even though I've never had
to take my box to the store, it's been nice to know such was
available.  Anybody else know more about this?

And I'm serious about my need for a keyswitch.  The service guy said
it's the same one used by a series-184 box, whatever that is.  If I
find a source, I'll post it - and probably buy a couple of extra
keyswitches in case somebody else needs one.  The markings on the
keyboard indicate that it, and the individual keyswitches, are made by
ALPS, whoever they are.  I also wrote down various markings (numbers),
if anybody wants them.
	Cheers,

Don Malpass   [malpass@vlsi.ll.mit.edu],  [malpass@gandalf.LL.mit.edu]
  Hurry up Lincoln Lab - you have less than 10 years to
    get into the 20th century!  8/90