much better handling of this, checking against bit 7 is more correct than z flag

src/main.S

@@ -27,31 +27,22 @@
 
 ; show the current char on screen
 ; read keyboard then hit strobe to reset
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             ldx   #0
-eloop       ldal  $00C000
-skip        stal  $000400,X
-            clc
-            bit   %1
-            jsr   handlekey
             ldal  $00C010
-            jmp   eloop
 
-handlekey   cmp   #$1088
-            beq   left
-            cmp   #$1095
-            beq   right
-outkey      rts
+inloop      clc
+            ldal  $00C000
+            bit   #%1
+            bmi   keybranch
+            jmp   inloop
 
-left        clc
-            cpx   #0
-            beq   outkey
-            dex
-            rts
+keybranch   jsr   keydown
+            jmp   inloop
 
-right       clc
-            cpx   #39
-            beq   outkey
-            inx
+keydown     nop
+            stal  $000400,X
+            ldal  $00C010
             rts
 
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@@ -153,6 +144,45 @@ brkboi      brk
 
 
 
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