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excerpt: "The FALKENBERG keyboard interface has been around for several years now, but it is worth \"looking at\" in light of the fact that the latest version of the HERMES \"chip\" is supposed to incorporate a PC-AT KB interface, too; but, the new HERMES \"chip\" appears to have a price which is similar to the price…"
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# Falkenberg KB Interface

The FALKENBERG keyboard interface has been around for several years now, but it is worth “looking at” in light of the fact that the latest version of the HERMES “chip” is supposed to incorporate a PC-AT KB interface, too; but, the new HERMES “chip” appears to have a price which is similar to the price of the old HERMES chip plus the cost of the FALKENBERG KB interface. The main reason to consider an alternate keyboard to the original QL keyboard’s bubblemat-and-matrix combination is for KB continuity, if you have frequent occasion to use a PC keyboard somewhere else.