[Duo2400] Re: Duo Keyboard, battery and screen.

[Adam]

> > I'm thinking about buying a Duo 280c as a cheap, lightweight machine for
the
> > road.
> > One thing I'm wary of though, is the keyboard. From what I've read, it
> > sounds like either the feel is compromised, and/or they are prone to
> > failure. Is this true?

>. The one I'm typing on (a 280) is about dead, for instance,
> meaning it's either time to once again laboriously take it apart and clean
it
> for a moderate, temporary improvement, or attach a microdock with an
external
> keyboard (which is obviously inconvenient).

How long would this temporary improvement last for?

On a related note, I've also read something on the CCSCC (Club for Creating
the Strongest Colour Classic) website about imporving the feel of the Duo
keybaord (IIRC) by painting some sort of rubber glue on the underside of the
rubber sheet below the keys. I have a feeling that that would have already
been debated extensively here though.

I still haven't decided whether to get a Duo or not. On the one hand I like
them because they're just so funky, can take 40Mb RAM (540c does 36Mb) and
are small enough to cart just about anywhere, but on the other hand, they
sound like they can be a real PITA to live with.

Cheers,
Adam.