Re: can older apple 2's display _ (underscore)

["winston19842005@yahoo.com" <winston19842005@yahoo.com>]

On Saturday, November 10, 2012 11:48:49 PM UTC-5, Kevin wrote:
> according to an ASCII listing on apple's website the underscore is on the list with a note saying it cant be entered via keyboard on the original II and II+. but if I send it via serial will it still display?
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> I am writing a directory display for my apple II no pc serial SD host, when listing directories in ADT the screen is seperated by --- but I just think it looks cleaner using ___, that is if its not going to cause a problem on the old apples
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> thanks.

If the note says it cannot be entered via the keyboard, but it is on the list... yes, it can be displayed. There are a lot of characters that cannot be entered via the keyboard that can be displayed. 255 characters total. usually only 32 to 127 can be entered via keyboard AND can be seen (well, except the space (32) and maybe 127 (DEL). The first 31 by control key. The 128-255?