Product: Key-finder Card
Machines: TS2068
Price: $1.95
From: Banta Software
8088 Highwood Way
Orangevale, CA 95662
916/722-4895
Some things turn out more useful than you would at first think–this card is one of them. When I first got it, I stuck it on the 2068 test setup–what harm could it do? But I shift computers all day using the entire Sinclair family plus Osbornes and TRS-80’s. I save a few minutes each time I use the 2068 by finding functions without scanning the whole keyboard twice.
Banta‘s concept is simple–a multi-column reference card with functions listed alphabetically, followed by the cursor necessary, then the key combination that produces the function.
Execution of the concept is adequate, it’s printed on cardboard and designed to fit above the 2068 keyboard. The type is dot-matrix, black on matte gray. Consistent linework on the 7 sections of the table keep you from losing your place. A score mark helps you fold the upper edge to position the card
This product is so simple, you could make one yourself. What you could not do is make it for $1.95!