Re: IIe Platinum rarity?

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Steven Hirsch wrote:
> nnthayer@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > They're common as hell - but good luck finding one whose case hasn't
> > turned the color of coffee-with-cream.
>
> Most of mine are plagued with stuttering keys (intermittant contact and 
> poor debouncing).  Never know when an R will become RRRRR :-).

Most of the time, the keys will work fine after considerable
exercise, and, occasionally, some contact cleaner.

Disuse is the enemy of contact keyboards...

I've been pretty lucky--most of my machines "lived" in California,
where the humidity is low enough that rust is unusual.

-michael

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