My computer keyboard is broken (dammitall!)

RandomKoolzip

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Sun Apr-03-05 11:37 PM
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My computer keyboard is broken (dammitall!)

Fer crissakes....My computer keyboards won't type....so I'm at a "Screenz" outlet right now, typing what I can't at home....I miss youse guys.

ANyhow....if anyone asks about me, tell 'em my pooter's on the blink. That should sound vaguely odd enough to keep 'em occupied.

Until I get this shit fixed....g'bye, DU.

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petronius

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Sun Apr-03-05 11:38 PM
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1. If it's a laptop

try turning it off and taking out the battery for a few minutes - then start it up again (with battery back in place)...

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progressor

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Sun Apr-03-05 11:41 PM
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2. Or if its a desktop...

Go to Wal-Mart (i.e. any large retail chain) and buy a keyboard for $10. :P

I've had my $10 Wal-Mart keyboard for 7 years now.

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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf

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Sun Apr-03-05 11:43 PM
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3. And if it is a laptop...

Buy a USB keyboard, to carry you over.

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RandomKoolzip

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Sun Apr-03-05 11:44 PM
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5. Nah, it's an eMac.

And I know about as much about computers as I do about quantum dentistry.

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RandomKoolzip

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Sun Apr-03-05 11:44 PM
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4. Fuck Wal-Mart.

I wouldn't shop at Walmart if my dick was on fire and fire extinguishers were a penny. I'll never give those buttknobs MY MONEY!

But what about like, Circuit City? Do they have eMac keyboards cheap?

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asthmaticeog

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Mon Apr-04-05 12:07 AM
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6. Any old USB keyboard should work on an eMac.

Or, if the eMac DOES require a Mac-specific keyboard, Microcenter & CompUSA have Mac stuff, and you can just get the cheapest Macally keyboard.

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mahina

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Mon Apr-04-05 12:09 AM
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7. Good one, thanks for the laugh.

My keyboarrrrrd's rrrrrr's get stuck. Grrrrrrrrrrrr

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progressor

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Mon Apr-04-05 01:07 AM
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8. I understand.

Edited on Mon Apr-04-05 01:08 AM by progressor

But when you live in a mid-size town in Oklahoma, there isn't much of an option. And I meant it more as a generality - Circuit City, Staples, Kmart, whatever.

You could always just buy it from Apple.com. Wired keyboards are $29.

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RandomKoolzip

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Mon Apr-04-05 01:58 AM
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9. So now it's working.....sorta.

I have to keep it at an angle and push down reall hard on the keys....ad some letters don't get transmitted to tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttthe screen at all..and some get locked down. Weird.

I guess I should just go get another keyboard.

Thanks for the advice, ya knuckleheads!

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Jamastiene

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Mon Apr-04-05 02:10 AM
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10. You should hear the fan

that cools the processor on my old antique. I'm using it up. Planned on getting a Gateway soon anyhow. I may end up having to leave for a few days too soon. I hope not though.

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yorgatron

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Mon Apr-04-05 02:46 AM
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11. did you spill a drink on it?

you can pry the keyboard apart,wipe down the parts with a damp sponge,dry them off,and reassemble.it's not easy,but it can be done.i've done it,and i'm no computer genius,let me tell you! :argh:

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