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Re: Atari 800XL keyboard question

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On Thursday, January 21, 1999 2:00:00 AM UTC-6, John Marks wrote:
> Hello,
> 	I am new to this newsgroup.  I just bought an Atari 800 XL computer
> with a 1050 disc drive at a thrift shop.  When I hooked it up to a TV, I
> noticed that the numerical keys 7, 8, 9, and 0 do not work!  Has this
> happened to anyone else?  Does it have anything to do with the cartridge
> slot door?  I say this because the doors position kinda coorelates with
> the position of the numerical keys that don't work.  Any help would be
> appeciated.  I don't want to open up the box if there is another
> solution besides cleaning the contacts.
> Thanks!
> -- 
> John Marks
> Jupiter, FL
> e-mail: marks7@flinet.com
> homepage: http://www.flinet.com/~marks7

does anyone know how much it will cost to replace, or get the help key fixed, after checking to make sure if the games still played on the Atari 800xl, i saw the old help key was stuck. 

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