Atari 1200XL dead keyboard

[cbmeeks]

Just got a new (to me) Atari 1200XL off eBay. Been a long time since I've been on this forum, btw!. :-)

 

Anyway, I plug it in and all I get is the Atari logo with the color bars. None of the keys do anything. Including the reset.

 

I plug in Pac Man, plug in a joystick and Pac Man plays wonderfully. All of my games work but I can only play the ones that accept fire button as start.

 

I haven't opened it up yet to see if it's something stupid like being unplugged.

 

But I don't know as much about Atari (despite owning 2 400's, 600XL, 800XL, etc...lol).

 

Any clues?

 

Thanks!

[tpugmire]

I've fixed a 1200xl and 800xl using this guide.

http://www.retrobits.net/atari/keyboard.shtml

 

If you don't feel comfortable doing the repair, I believe Best Electronics sells replacement keyboards.