Anyone have extra keys for the TI99/4A?

[2600lover]

I took my dads old TI99/4A out of the box today in hopes of plugging it in and playing some of the games but I was missing some keys on the keyboard. Anyone have some extras? If so I will then let you know what ones are missing.

[jaybird3rd]

Is it a black or beige keyboard?

[SteveW]

I think I still have a spare keyboard for it. I bought it in the late 80s from Radio Shack. They were selling old TI-99/4A spare components for assorted tech projects. Picked up a couple beige ones for $5 each. It's got to be sitting in a box around here somewhere.

[Bruce Tomlin]

I think I still have a spare keyboard for it. I bought it in the late 80s from Radio Shack. They were selling old TI-99/4A spare components for assorted tech projects. Picked up a couple beige ones for $5 each. It's got to be sitting in a box around here somewhere.

I remember (and at one time bought) the 99/4A power supplies and 99/4A keyboards. They also had Adam keyboards for a while.

[2600lover]

Its black!

[jaybird3rd]

Its black!

Okay, the reason I asked is that they come in black and beige, and I didn't want to send you the wrong color.

 

I've got a black keyboard inside one of my spare-parts 99/4A consoles. Let me know which keys you need (or if you'd rather just have the whole keyboard to exchange with your old one), and I'll see what I can come up with.

[2600lover]

Ok cool, if I take the whole keyboard how would I change it? (remember I just got this 2 days ago so I dont know to much about it) I think I'll just take the keys. I know I need the space and the function, and the right shift, and v, and g. I think thats it. But I will post back tomarrow and know for sure, but I think that all of them.

[SteveW]

Switching out the old keyboard and installing the new one isn't all that hard, if I remember right. It connects with a ribbon cable.

 

My keyboards were beige. The Radio Shack where I bought them didn't have any black ones, just beige. I think I did buy a spare power supply from there.

[2600lover]

Well, I wouldnt mind beige. But black would be better. I was looking last night and really dont see anyway to get that keyboard out. Maybe you could send me the board and I could pull them off key by key and replace it that way. Anyway, im missing v,g,space,right shift, and function.

[2600lover]

Hey jaybird if you have a black one you can just send my the keys listed above!!

[jaybird3rd]

Hey jaybird if you have a black one you can just send my the keys listed above!!

I'll try to dig my keyboard out later this week, and will PM you for your info when I have the keys ready to ship.

[2600lover]

YAY!!! Ok, thanks a TON!!

[2600lover]

Hey jaybird, no to pressure you or anything, but the sooner the better, cause right now im using old keys from an old keyboard and none of them fit right. And when in extened basic doing a program and a key gets stuch down, it really sucks cause i have to got erase all of them, so sooner the better. THANKS!!

[2600lover]

Well stevew, thanks anyway! Jaybird3rd is taking care of it. Once again, thanks anyway stevew.

[+remowilliams]

By the way Tex*In Treasures has new keyboards for sale, as well as a ton of other cool TI stuff

[2600lover]

Thanks remo!! I will check them out!!