ll ▁still ▁respect ▁you ▁in ▁the ▁morning ,' ▁and ▁' The ▁keyboard ▁will ▁be ▁out ▁in ▁spring .' " ▁ ▁Comp la ints ▁from ▁consum ers ▁who ▁had ▁chosen ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁Int ell iv ision ▁specifically ▁on ▁the ▁promise ▁of ▁a ▁" coming ▁soon " ▁personal - comput er ▁upgrade , ▁eventually ▁caught ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Trade ▁Commission ▁( FT C ), ▁who ▁started ▁investig ating ▁Matt el ▁Electron ics ▁for ▁fra ud ▁and ▁false ▁advert ising . ▁In ▁mid - 1 9 8 2 ▁the ▁F TC ▁ordered ▁Matt el ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁month ly ▁fine ▁( sa id ▁to ▁be ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ) ▁until ▁the ▁promised ▁computer ▁upgrade ▁was ▁in ▁full ▁ret ail ▁distribution . ▁To ▁protect ▁themselves ▁from ▁the ▁on going ▁fin es , ▁the ▁Key board ▁Component ▁was ▁officially ▁can ce led ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁the ▁Entertainment ▁Computer ▁System ▁( E CS ) ▁module ▁offered ▁up ▁in ▁its ▁place . ▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁Matt el ' s ▁settlement ▁with ▁the ▁F TC ▁involved ▁offering ▁to ▁buy ▁back ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁Key board ▁Com ponents ▁from ▁customers . ▁Matt el ▁provided ▁a ▁full ▁ref und ▁but ▁without ▁a ▁rece ipt ▁paid ▁$ 5 5 0 ▁for ▁the ▁Key board ▁Component , ▁$ 6 0 ▁for ▁the ▁B AS IC ▁cart ridge , ▁and ▁$ 3 0 ▁for ▁each ▁c ass ette ▁software . ▁ ▁Any ▁customer ▁who ▁opt ed ▁to ▁keep ▁their s ▁was ▁required ▁to