Date   : Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:45:38
From   : Charlie.Robson@...
Subject: poorly master

Hi everyone.

I have a master that is in need of some TLC. At the very least, a new
keyboard. The one I have has a couple of switches missing and some ugly
solderwork on the k/b pcb. Many keys do not register. The main PCB looks to
be in good shape from a quick visual inspection.

When I replaced its corroded battery backup and reset the cmos, the poor
blighter hangs at bootup. With a disk drive attached the drive spins and
the access led lights up, but I can't break into whatever's happening.
Inserting a floppy doesn't result in any seekage. I wonder might it be a
stuck key? Shift perhaps? I didn't check but perhaps the default break
operation is causing this?

If I hold other keys at bootup time I can get to (from memory something
approximately like)

Acorn MOS 3.10

This is not a language
*

I've found a few places with reccomendations for configuration options that
could be entered here.

I'm sure there's something I've overlooked; this is my first master and I'm
relatively new to the beeb scene too, so please forgive any blasphemous
ignorance on my part :))

So I suppose my question is;

Is it easy to get hold of a replacement keyboard? Might this only be the
start of a problematic relationship with the master given the other
evidence? I'd hate to shell out for a replacement k/b only to find that
there's other problems afoot...

Thanks,

Charlie