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Re: Funny old keyboard
- Subject: Re: Funny old keyboard
- From: "Tom \"Cowgod\" Greene" <cowgod@rockpile.com>
- Date: 1996/12/27
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: INTAC Access Corporation - An Internet Service Provider
- References: <5a11pv$mi8@milo.vcn.bc.ca>
Gareth Jones wrote:
>
> I've tried two keyboards on my GS so far. The first one was a standard GS
> keyboard. The second looks like the first, except that some of the keys
> have three or four characters printed on them instead of just two. For
> example, the "2" key has a degree symbol as well as the @ symbol, and the
> "3" key has a pound symbol (English money) as well as "#".
>
> If a discussion of different Apple-brand GS keyboards is in the FAQ, I
> missed it. Can anyone tell me about this one?
>
> To my surprise, there seems to be a functional difference between the
> keyboards, too. I can't print out the "option-characters" with my usual
> keystrokes on this one. For example, Option-u then an "o" key should
> produce an "o" with an umlaut over it, but now doesn't, even though
> nothing has changed but the keyboard. Any suggestions about how to make it
> work "right"?
>
> -Gareth
I recall using one of these keyboards once. I always assumed it was a
keyboard for a non-US GS.
Tom "Cowgod" Greene
cowgod@rockpile.com