maginnis

On eBay Germany you get those keyboards for a few euros. On eBay UK I think so as well. I'm not sure about pricing at Best, 16/32 Systems or other hardware vendors. 947638[/snapback] Thanks for the pointer - I'll check the eBay sites...

Thanks to everyone who replied with suggestions (before this devolved into a flame war). Looks like I'm going to have to shell out the ~$100 for a new keyboard if I want a working Mega STe. I'm not sure that's worth it, though, since I know next to nothing about this (or any) Atari - maybe I'll just eBay it as is...

Anyone have tips for cleaning / reparing a Mega STe keybd? I was given this computer several years ago, sans keyboard and mouse. I remember spending what I thought was quite a bit of money on a new keyboard - maybe $100, IIRC. The machine was fired up a couple of times to verify that it worked and since then it has languished in disuse. Two nights ago, I pulled it out and set it up again. At some point during those long, lonely nights in storage, the keyboard apparently failed. I get no response with any keypresses and the mouse pointer does not move. From what I have gathered, these keyboards are as expensive as I remember them being before, and somewhat hard to find. I'll buy another one if I have to, but it just seems like such a waste. So, does anyone have any thoughts or advice for repair options? My soldering iron skills have faded into a fuzzy memory, but short of that, I'll gladly tear into a new learning experience. From what I can tell, the setup is this: Mega STe - label on the bottom says 2M, but the memory test at POST reports 4096k. Atari SM124 monitor 2-button Champ mouse, model AD-T36, Amiga/Atari switch set to Atari. TOS 2.06 With no way to interact directly with the machine, I don't see a way to dig deeper.