Date   : Tue, 19 Nov 1996 13:17:33 -0000
From   : Paul Theobald <PT@...>
Subject: Re: Help wanted: Master stops responding to keyboard input

I used to have similar problems, which always turned out to be caused by
the ribbon cable connecting the keyboard to the motherboard (it seemed
to get a bit brittle in its old age).  Continuity testing between the
corresponding tracks on the keyboard and motherboard usually narrowed it
down to a single strand within the cable which I could patch up with the
aid of a soldering iron (being too skinflint to go out and buy a new
ribbon cable). 

Paul.

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>From:      Tribick Paul[SMTP:TribickP@...]
>Sent:      Tuesday, November 19, 1996 12:37 PM
>To:        'bbc-list'
>Subject:   [BBC-Micro] Help wanted: Master stops responding to keyboard input
>
>Can anyone suggest a possible fix to the following problem with a Master
>128?
>
>The machine stops (for periods from minutes to days) responding to
>keyboard input (except for the break key).  However, performing (say) a
>Control D Break and continuing to hold the D key, keyboard input is
>accepted when other keys are pressed. I have tried swapping keyboards
>with another machine, but this does not solve the problem.
>
>Any help will be much appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Paul
>