The latest observation is that since using the machine this morning the problem has not appeared. The laptop sits closed on power overnight. I unplug the power, open it, and sign in. I have not moved it since nor have I moved the screen. It has been more than 4 hours. I think this rules out the heat idea. Soon I will move the screen relative to the keyboard and see if the problem comes back. I expect it will, unless it is a software issue, which seems very unlikely. -Denis
On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 3:08 PM Russell Senior <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 2:34 PM Keith Lofstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > My own approach is to stockpile a LOT of old X61 and T60 > > thinkpads, and swap parts from time to time. Amusingly, > > Asian manufacturers still manufacture new replacement > > keyboards for the X60/X61 series, so I have half a dozen > > of those. When all that stuff fails, I probably must > > give up on laptops entirely - my style of intellectual > > productivity will no longer be done in North America. > > There have been numerous runs at making a user-friendly laptop, in the > sense of repairability or tinkerability or open-source firmwareness. > One that has recently come to my attention is the framework laptop. I > don't have one, I haven't seen one up close, and it probably isn't > exactly what I would buy, but it's closer than other off-the-shelf > devices are. > > -- > Russell Senior > [email protected] >
