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Subject: Mac/Keyboard
Category: Computers > Operating Systems
Asked by: kikemundu-ga
List Price: $2.00
Posted: 25 Feb 2005 14:46 PST
Expires: 27 Mar 2005 14:46 PST
Question ID: 480919
My/Mac/keyboard/hasbegun/functioning/without/thespacebar/.
Is/this/likely/to/be/software/or/hardware/arethere/any/tips/I/should/try/
help/.The/backslash/is/me.

kike
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Subject: Re: Mac/Keyboard
From: skermit-ga on 25 Feb 2005 14:51 PST
 
It's probably a broken switch in your spacebar if the other keys are
working properly. You can probably pick up a used keyboard at a mom &
pop computer store for < $15. Good luck!

skermit-ga
Subject: Re: Mac/Keyboard
From: guzzi-ga on 25 Feb 2005 17:00 PST
 
As skermit says, it?s almost definitely a faulty keyboard. Sometimes
it is mechanical failure, sometimes the switch contacts, and I?ve even
come across a couple where the circuit tracks have failed. They *are*
fixable, but unless you know someone who would do it as a favour, it
just isn?t feasible I?m afraid.

I?ve only repaired a dozen or so Macs so I can?t remember, but on a PC
(the more common), you can insert characters by their ASCII or ANSI
code. If this can be done with a Mac, it?s a temporary workaround
until you get a new keyboard.

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Subject: Re: Mac/Keyboard
From: rob_cowie-ga on 23 Mar 2005 08:15 PST
 
Don't bother with ANSI stuff. Just select a space, copy it and
whenever you need a space, paste it.

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