diff --git a/libsrc/plus4/cgetc.s b/libsrc/plus4/cgetc.s
index 493bbf195..c48676745 100644
--- a/libsrc/plus4/cgetc.s
+++ b/libsrc/plus4/cgetc.s
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
        	.include	"plus4.inc"
 
 
+; --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 _cgetc:	lda	KEY_COUNT 	; Get number of characters
        	ora	FKEY_COUNT	; Or with number of function key chars
        	bne	L2	  	; Jump if there are already chars waiting
@@ -46,3 +48,41 @@ L2:    	jsr    	KBDREAD	       	; Read char and return in A
        	ldx	#0
        	rts
 
+; --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+; Make the function keys return function key codes instead of the current
+; strings so the program will see and may handle them.
+; Undo this change when the program ends
+
+	.constructor	initkbd
+	.destructor	donekbd
+
+.proc	initkbd
+
+     	ldy	#15
+@L1:  	lda	fnkeys,y
+     	sta 	FKEY_SPACE,y
+     	dey
+     	bpl	@L1
+     	rts
+
+.endproc
+
+
+.proc	donekbd
+
+     	ldx    	#$39		; Copy the original function keys
+@L1:  	lda    	FKEY_ORIG,x
+     	sta    	FKEY_SPACE,x
+     	dex
+     	bpl    	@L1
+     	rts
+
+.endproc
+
+
+; Function key table, readonly
+
+.rodata
+fnkeys:	.byte	$01, $01, $01, $01, $01, $01, $01, $01
+     	.byte	133, 137, 134, 138, 135, 139, 136, 140
+
diff --git a/libsrc/plus4/conio.s b/libsrc/plus4/conio.s
index d6f253111..23c794856 100644
--- a/libsrc/plus4/conio.s
+++ b/libsrc/plus4/conio.s
@@ -4,35 +4,7 @@
 ; Low level stuff for screen output/console input
 ;
 
-   	.export		initconio, doneconio
 	.exportzp	CURS_X, CURS_Y
-	.import		xsize, ysize
 
 	.include	"plus4.inc"
-	.include	"../cbm/cbm.inc"
-
-.code
-
-initconio:
-     	ldy	#15
-L1:  	lda	fnkeys,y
-     	sta 	FKEY_SPACE,y
-     	dey
-     	bpl	L1
-     	rts
-
-
-doneconio:
-     	ldx	#$39		; Copy the original function keys
-L2:  	lda	FKEY_ORIG,x
-     	sta	FKEY_SPACE,x
-     	dex
-     	bpl	L2
-     	rts
-
-; Function key table, readonly
-
-.rodata
-fnkeys:	.byte	$01, $01, $01, $01, $01, $01, $01, $01
-     	.byte	133, 137, 134, 138, 135, 139, 136, 140
 
diff --git a/libsrc/plus4/crt0.s b/libsrc/plus4/crt0.s
index 3f25e772a..84ffe3aae 100644
--- a/libsrc/plus4/crt0.s
+++ b/libsrc/plus4/crt0.s
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 ; This must be the *first* file on the linker command line
 ;
 
-	.export		_exit  
+	.export		_exit
 	.import		initlib, donelib
-	.import	     	push0, _main
-	.import		initconio, doneconio, zerobss
+	.import	     	push0, _main, zerobss
 
 	.include	"plus4.inc"
 	.include	"../cbm/cbm.inc"
@@ -92,10 +91,6 @@ MemOk:	stx	sp
 
 	jsr	initlib
 
-; Initialize conio stuff
-
-	jsr	initconio
-
 ; Pass an empty command line
 
        	jsr    	push0		; argc
@@ -113,10 +108,6 @@ _exit:	jsr	donelib		; Run module destructors
 	ldx	spsave
 	txs
 
-; Reset the conio stuff
-
-	jsr	doneconio
-
 ; Copy back the zero page stuff
 
 	ldx	#zpspace-1