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title: "Dear Editor"
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published_at: "2020-10-27T17:11:29+00:00"
modified_at: "2024-06-23T09:39:20+00:00"
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excerpt: "Alternative to flat ribbon cable for keyboard connection; question about how terminal programs work; connect video monitor; user pleased with Touch-A-Matic; computer crashes at end of load."
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authors: "Paul Hise; Christopher Fickett; Gerry Rolle; Michael Wilson; John Broussard"
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    title: "Syntax/Syntax ZX80 v4 n2"
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pubdate: "February 1983"
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---

# Dear Editor

Alternative to flat ribbon cable for keyboard connection; question about how terminal programs work; connect video monitor; user pleased with Touch-A-Matic; computer crashes at end of load.