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From: kaufmads@clutx.clarkson.edu (Dana S. Kaufman,TEP House,58520,)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Dead A1000 keyboard
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Date: 11 Jan 91 20:19:45 GMT
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From article <10000011@hpmwngf.HP.COM>, by mikep@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Mike Powell):
> 
> 	I do not think that it is possible to purchase an A1000 keyboard any
> 	more since the last A1000 trade-up offer expired (the keyboard was 
> 	needed to perform the trade-up to the A2000).  But you CAN buy
> 	the A2000 keyboard and an adapter... it works great.  I think
> 	that GO AMIGO (the mail order house.... check Amiga World) has the
> 	keyboard and adapter ready to go....
> 
> 
> 	But on the repair side of things... if there is an Amiga Repair
> 	shop at a local dealer, they might be able to give you a quote
> 	for a repair that might be a lot cheaper.  Most shops seem to
> 	charge between $40-$50 an hour shop time....  Figure one hour
> 	on the repair to be on the safe side and between $5-$30 for parts
> 	(just a wild guess) and you could come away between $45 and $80 as
> 	a conservitive estimate... you could actually get away spending
> 	much less if the damage is restricted to one part and it is easy
> 	to locate/replace..... only one way to find out.
> 
> 	Good luck,   -Mike-
Look in Amiga World at the Creative Computing ad (I think thats the name of
the company, it was a 3 or 4 page add, I am doing this from memory).  One
of the things listed is an A1000 keyboard for around $65.  I hope this helps.

Dana S. Kaufman