Re: Some keys on the keyboard do not work

[Doug McGarrett <dmcgarrett@optonline.net>]

On 8/12/20 5:24 AM, songbird wrote:
> Dan Ritter wrote:
> > Doug McGarrett wrote:
> > > Someone along this thread mentioned key-pullers. I have a couple of IBM
> > > model M
> > > keyboards that haven't been cleaned in years. They work well anyway, but I'd
> > > like to clean
> > > the keys. Where could I get one of those key-puller tools?
> > > (If you ever get a chance to get one, TAKE IT! There's no better keyboard
> > > anywhere than
> > > this, altho it's too loud for a crowded office. And ALT-ESC will do the left
> > > Windows-key
> >
> > $10 at NewEgg. $5-15 at Amazon.
> >
> > but the keycaps on the Model M are among the easiest to pull by
> > hand; I like to have a small flat-bladed screwdriver nearby, to
> > pop one edge of oddly-placed keycaps.
> >
> > You may want some isopropyl alcohol to wipe away finger-grease
> > from the remaining surfaces of the keyboard.
>    a butter knife will work ok too.
>
>    i agree though about the Model M and similar keyboards and
> really miss mine.  too bad that that unicomp keyboards won't
> work for me (i've broke two of them the past x number of years
> and can't figure out how to fix them and since they're not
> sturdy enough it isn't worth sending them in for repairs).
>
>
>    songbird
There is an outfit that refurbishes Model M keyboards, and I think it 
used to
have a source for a similar k/b. You can find them at:
                       https://clickykeyboards.com/
These k/b's are expensive, but the Model M will probably never wear out!
--doug