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- From: wisner@netcom.com (Bill Wisner)
- Subject: Dear Mr. Very Competent Technical Person
- Message-ID: <xanmwtb.wisner@netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 03:53:19 GMT
- Organization: Trailing Edge Technologies, Mountain View, CA
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- I recently pulled my 1040STfm out of storage after moving and have a
- few questions about this aging beast that hopefully you, Mr. VCTP,
- can answer.
-
- First, the keyboard needs a good cleaning. This is nothing new, and
- I've done it before. But does anyone have any particularly effective
- cleaning methods to recommend? How much does an entire replacement
- keyboard generally run? I certainly wouldn't mind a fix for my
- mushy space bar.
-
- My SM124 monitor is very flaky. After it's been on for about 20 minutes,
- the screen simply blacks out. There are no problems before this and the
- monitor still has power (LED/sound), it just goes. From the behaviour,
- I've started thinking it might be overheating in some way. Now, my
- strictly limited technical prowess doesn't extend to monitors, so can
- someone who really knows what he's talking about perhaps help me?
-
- Finally, I'd appreciate recommendations for good Atari service people
- here in the San Francisco Bay area, perferably Santa Clara Valley. If
- you're not local, pretend I didn't write this paragraph.
-
- Yours,
- Depreciating in Mountain View
-