The front panel buttons on my lucite-box prototype Jupiter unit haven't been working for a long time now. I've done all I can in terms of fiddling with the ribbon cables and circuit boards, and I'm at the point where pretty much the only way to repair it would be to replace the circuit boards. But the Cambridge folks have basically told me I'm SOL since the final production button boards are different from the prototypes.

Honestly, I can live with the current situation (using the remote only) except for the fact that there's no "Eject" function on the remote, at least not that I can see. At the current time, the only way to get the CD tray open is to tell it to begin recording in multiple CD mode. Only then does it pop the tray.

I even tried drilling a hole in the front so I could get to the eject button that's built into the CD-ROM drive itself (with a paperclip), and even that button doesn't pop the tray.

Usually, even the "multiple CD mode" workaround isn't an issue. It only becomes an issue when I wanna burn a mix CD. In that case I have to do some hoop-jumping to get a blank CD in there (tell it to do multiple-CD record to feed it the blank, and only after that do I go in and tell it to burn a disc). It's starting to get annoying.

Anyway, what I want to know is... Will all my prayers be answerd if I simply bought a USB keyboard? Is there a key function on the keyboard that will eject the CD?

And while I'm here, can anyone recommend a good inexpensive miniature USB keyboard that would nicely compliment the Jupiter on my shelf?