Easier to fix the foam.  But a tip to replace the keyboard...use the Compaq
keyboard bare by pressing fingers directly on the board, verify that works
that way (it should).  Record the signals' wire path, match the replacement
keyboard wiring.
B
On Jan 23, 2017 12:45 AM, "Randy Dawson" <rdawson16 at hotmail.com> wrote:
 This is the original Compaq I IBM PC clone, 8088
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 On Mon, 23 Jan 2017, Randy Dawson wrote:
  I have luggable with the famous Keytronics foam
kepad rot. 
 WHAT model Compaq?
 8088? 80286?