Date   : Sun, 04 Oct 1998 15:17:56 +0100 (BST)
From   : Dave Gilbert <gilbertd@...>
Subject: Re: HELP ME fix my BBC model B

On Sat, 3 Oct 1998, Fun Harbour wrote:

> I know this is probably in the wrong mailing list - but I have a problem
> with my BBC.  It's just decided to stop recognizing  the keyboard.
> 
> The only key on the keyboard it seems to recognize is BREAK.  The

Personally I would check the flexible connector from the keyboard to the
mainboard and also if that doesn't help you I'd beep out the tracks on the
underside of the keyboard - its not unusual to have breaks but that
normally only kills a few keys, not all of them.

Dave

P.S. Another possibility is a partially dead System-VIA.

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