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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: dead keyboard
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Date: 4 Dec 90 20:41:34 GMT
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In article <9298@latcs1.oz.au> jtc@ee.latrobe.edu.au (John Catsoulis) writes:
[microcontroller with on-board ROM failed, Apple says replace keyboard]
>
>My mind is still reeling from that one! So has anyone any ideas on how to
>solve the problem? I find the attitude that you have to replace the whole
>just because a part has failed absolutely incredible.

If you have access to the equipment, copy the ROM.  (let the lawyers fight out
whether or not that is legal...)

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