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   Tandy 1000ex stuck input?   
   07 Oct 21 17:44:49   
   
   From: butternubs92@gmail.com   
      
   My Tandy 1000ex boots up great, outputs perfect video and audio, reads my   
   5.25'' floppies, and generally seems clean upon inspection, however, there   
   seems to be some issue with the key input.   
      
   For example, in Boulder dash, the character is constantly moving left, and in   
   other text fields, a constant shift leftward is present, as if the left arrow   
   key is constantly being pressed. I disconnected the keyboard and the issue   
   remained, meaning the    
   Tandy thinks a key is always pressed, regardless of the presence of the   
   keyboard.   
      
   I ordered a joystick adapter hoping to play without needing to worry about the   
   arrow keys at all, but I'm now wondering if the input of the joystick totally   
   overrides any previously present input (would the joystick cause the Tandy to   
   disregard the    
   constant left input?).   
      
   Regardless, If anyone has any information as to what problem my Tandy 1000ex   
   is having or how to visually identify the problem on the motherboard it would   
   be great to hear it.   
      
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