Re: Mystery hardware Part I

[spector@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article tdiaz@coyote.csusm.edu (Tony Diaz) writes...
> 
>That is a Videx function Strip. It plugs into where the numeric keypad
>would plug into on a ][+'s encoder board. There is a disk needed in order
>to use it, but it shouldn't be messing up the keyboard if the software is
>not installed.
> 
>With the software, you could program those keys to do different things.
>...and example would be having it say [PRINT "] in basic so you wouldn't
>have to type that in all the time. Or other words you don't want to type
>constantly.

	My old Golden ][ clone had a simular function, although it was
part of it's built-in firmware. Each key had an Applesoft BASIC command
printed on it's side. All that was required was to press the Caps-locks 
key in conjuction with other keys and that Applesoft command would be 
printed on screen; even from a cold-boot with no disk loaded. 

Mitchell Spector
m_spect@vega.concordia.ca / spector@vax2.concordia.ca