Helpful Hint: External Keyboard-90 Interface

This was an idea that I hadn’t considered of interest to anyone until Tony Firshman commented on it at the “MIRACLE in NEWPORT” show. I have been using Jurgen Falkenberg’s external Keyboard-90 Interface for several years and use a QL keyboard top that has a blank plate in place of the keys. I cut a slot in the plate for the ribbon cable connecting the 8049 (now Hermes) chip socket and the Interface box. The problem with this setup was that the Interface box tended to shift around during use and had a tendency to work the 8049 chip loose in it’s socket. To correct this, | stuck a small piece of Velcro tape between the plate and the bottom of the Interface box. This not only corrected the problem, but also allows me to move it aside when opening the QL case.