[DM-MUG] Smelly Keyboard

[Bob Jackson]

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I have seen this on many iBooks. We call it iBO. The plastic on the=20
keyboard smells just like body odor. It seems to get worse with heat=20
too. I have a sample iBO keyboard here at the store if anyone would=20
like to come by and smell it for yourself. This seems to only affect=20
pre-G4 iBooks. Here are a few iBook I have seen with the stench: iBook=20=

600, 700, and 800 manufactured in 2002 and 2003.

Bob Jackson
Haddock Computer

On Dec 31, 2004, at 12:37 PM, Nicholas Rempe wrote:

> People,
>
>  =A0 I hope all of you had a fantastic holidayand are prepared for =
2005=20
> later this evening.=A0 Being a college student, I am definately =
enjoying=20
> the four weeks off that the wonderful people at Central College give=20=

> us.=A0 Anyway, here is the issue.=A0 I have a smelly keyboard on my =
iBook=20
> G3/900Mhz/12 in. computer.=A0 It smells terrible, almost body odor=20
> like.=A0 Has anyone had these problems also?=A0 I was searching for=20
> similar problems online and there was a handful but they didn't really=20=

> go anywhere for a solution.=A0 The obvious one would be to get a new=20=

> keyboard but my battery died at the end of the semester and that was a=20=

> $120 replacement.=A0 I leave for New York City in two days and I can =
get=20
> used to the smell, but if I am going to the incredible Mac Store they=20=

> have in SOHO,=A0 I was wondering if I could get one that they have on =
a=20
> dead system or any of the spares they might have laying around.=A0 =
Just=20
> a thought, let me know what you guys know about this issue.
>
>  Thanks,
>  Nick Rempe

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I have seen this on many iBooks. We call it iBO. The plastic on the
keyboard smells just like body odor. It seems to get worse with heat
too. I have a sample iBO keyboard here at the store if anyone would
like to come by and smell it for yourself. This seems to only affect
pre-G4 iBooks. Here are a few iBook I have seen with the stench: iBook
600, 700, and 800 manufactured in 2002 and 2003.


Bob Jackson

Haddock Computer


On Dec 31, 2004, at 12:37 PM, Nicholas Rempe wrote:


<excerpt><smaller>People,</smaller>


<smaller> =A0 I hope all of you had a fantastic holidayand are prepared
for 2005 later this evening.=A0 Being a college student, I am definately
enjoying the four weeks off that the wonderful people at Central
College give us.=A0 Anyway, here is the issue.=A0 I have a smelly =
keyboard
on my iBook G3/900Mhz/12 in. computer.=A0 It smells terrible, almost
body odor like.=A0 Has anyone had these problems also?=A0 I was =
searching
for similar problems online and there was a handful but they didn't
really go anywhere for a solution.=A0 The obvious one would be to get a
new keyboard but my battery died at the end of the semester and that
was a $120 replacement.=A0 I leave for New York City in two days and I
can get used to the smell, but if I am going to the incredible Mac
Store they have in SOHO,=A0 I was wondering if I could get one that they
have on a dead system or any of the spares they might have laying
around.=A0 Just a thought, let me know what you guys know about this
issue.</smaller>


<smaller> Thanks,</smaller>

<smaller> Nick Rempe</smaller>=20

</excerpt>=

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