Everyone that owns an Atari ST and a plug in cartridge
such as a Spectre GCR has a problem with the cartridge. It
always is in danger of being knocked out by an accidental
movement of your hand or the machine itself. When that happens,
you just hold your breath and wonder how many dollars it's going
to cost to repair this time. Most of the time you make out and
nothing happens, but I couldn't stand the suspense. I wanted to
figure out a way to hold this cartridge in its slot much more
securely. What came out of my brainstorming session was simple,
cheap, and effective. (sounds impossible I know). What you'll
need is 2 mating pieces of velcro (one hooks and one loops)
about 6 inches each. One of them (either one) needs to be sticky
backed and the other plain backed. Try a fabric shop for these. 

	Here's how it works. Unplug your ST's power cord, and
with your cartridge device still plugged in, turn it over, back
side up. Cut the sticky backed velcro into 4 pieces about 1.5"
each. Stick 4 pieces on, two on the cartridge and two on the ST
approximately as shown in the attached Degas file. Then take the
velcro of the opposite non-sticky gender and cut 2 pieces that
are long enough to go across the separation between your
cartridge and ST and stick onto 2 opposing pieces of velcro you
had stuck on previously. Repeat the process with the remaining
two pieces of velcro and you are done. The velcro prevents the
cartridge from being pulled out of the slot without first
removing the velcro. This is a very effective idea that even
makes it difficult to remove the cartridge when I want to. The
velcro is that tenacious. Try this, it will make you feel better
about those hanging cartridges. 

This file may be reprinted provided that I Ken Brick am given
credit as the author of this article.