Looking for: Parts keyboard for chicklet PET (or just a "-" keycap)

Josh Dersch derschjo at gmail.com
Tue Nov 18 14:50:47 CST 2014


On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Mike Stein <mhs.stein at gmail.com> wrote:

> Which type of keyboard?
>

Like the subject says, the Chicklet style keyboard.  Thanks.

Josh



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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh Dersch" <derschjo at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:23 AM
> Subject: Looking for: Parts keyboard for chicklet PET (or just a "-"
> keycap)
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>  Made good progress with the PET; after fixing the video I got the reset
>> circuit humming again (a bad ceramic cap on the 555 trigger circuit) and it
>> fired right up after that, much to my surprise. And only 4 of the 18 6550
>> RAMs are bad :).  Replaced a few terrible sockets and it's running
>> reliably, albeit with only 6K of RAM.
>>
>> The keyboard on this thing has suffered some abuse; the "-" keycap on the
>> numeric keypad has been broken off.  I figure it's a long shot, but does
>> anyone happen to have a spare "parts" quality keyboard they'd be willing to
>> sacrifice a "-" key from?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Josh
>>
>>
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