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From: aroest@fwi.uva.nl (Axel Roest (N))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
Subject: Re: Archimedes keyboard
Keywords: Keyboard, defunct
Message-ID: <1991Feb21.143445.22959@fwi.uva.nl>
Date: 21 Feb 91 14:34:45 GMT
References: <1991Feb19.160812.20483@cns.umist.ac.uk> <2313@cybaswan.UUCP>
Organization: FWI, University of Amsterdam
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cs9h9tts@cybaswan.UUCP (t.simpson) writes:

>In article <1991Feb19.160812.20483@cns.umist.ac.uk> vanaards%t7@uk.ac.man.cs writes:
>>
>>  I'm literally fed up with the new Archimedes keyboard, how many times do
>>you have to keep cleaning the keyboard contacts - this is the third time in
>>the space of 2 weeks ! Okay so its better than the old ones in respect to  
>>those rubber pads - they were a right pain putting back, but this one needs
>>more cleaning. I keep finding the odd key not responding, unless it was hit

>wow, someone else with this problem. On my keyboard, the bottom left shift
>key and the caps lock won't respond.  I guessed it was a cracked track, but
>maybe (hopefully) I'm wrong and its only dust in the keyboard.  If so, how
>do I fix it?. how easy or hard is it to take the keyboard apart and clean
>the contacts?

Wow, what do you do with your keyboards? Bang them with hammers and Coke
cans or something?
I have my Arch for 2(3?) years now and I haven't had any serious problems.
Once I dropped a glass of wine into the keyboard and I had to take it apart
and clean it with water. That's all. I don't have a keyboard cover and
I don't live in a clean room. I think the dust gets blown away because
my typing is very fast. :-)
Now I DO have a lot of problems with my mouse. Why did Acorn decide to use
a light plastic ball instead of a heavy, rubbercoated metal one. The 
friction between the plastic ball and the metal 'thingies' is very low.
Does someone know a supplier of rubbercoated metal balls with the same
diameter as the ball in the Arch mouse?
I think that will give the mouse a much better 'feeling'.

Axel