Journal orthogonal's Journal: Slashdot fans! Help me! 9
I've got a number of fans, and I've never asked for anything other than that you appreciate my comments here.
But now I need your help.
A spark jumped from my finger and now my Touchstream LP keyboard is dead. Like the parrot in the Python skit. Dead.
Windows plug-and-play doesn't recognize it at all.
So I need your help.
Can anyone either
- suggest possible repairs
- or, tell me where I can get a replacement?
Neither of these are easy: the keyboard uses capacitance to track fingers, so the spark may have burnt those out, or -- since it doesn't respond at all -- the main circuit board may be fried.
And the manufacturer of the Touchstream has been bought up, and Touchstream keyboards are no longer manufactured.
Please, Obi-Wan, ^HHHH er, Slashdot fans, you're my only hope.
well, geee (Score:1)
eBay (Score:2)
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Cool keyboard. (Score:2)
I would take this to an expert. Find a company that does VCR or DVD repairs and ask them if they can fix it. They will say "no, we don't do those." which will prime you for the next obvious question of "who does".
If that doesn't work you may try to go through amazon.com [amazon.com] and see if you can request that item from another seller. They may have one used you could get.
The troubleshooting guide [fingerworks.com] doesn't have a lo
A few questions (Score:2)
Does it plug into just the keyboard socket with the mouse socket left unused, or does it have a plug for each? If only one plug have you tried it in the mouse socket?
Have you tried it on other computers?
Does it have NumLock, CapsLock, and ScrollLock indicators? Do these still light up momentarily during the
Re:A few questions (Score:1)
No, it plugs into USB and is seen by windows as both a mouse and a keyboard (i.e., as two HIDs (Human Interface Devices)
No, I haven't tried it on other computers.
It has no indicators.
Re:A few questions (Score:2)
try another keyboard, (Score:2)