On Aug 15, 4:49 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
WK2 wrote:
Thanks. CTRL-A worked!
And thanks everyone for your suggestions and input. What I wanted to
do was:
10 PRINT "Hello"
-- lower cases as a string, not as commands or basic statements.
The Apple computer I've got already have the keyboard mod, but I read
that that mod is only supported by certain software.
It depends on how the Videx card keyboard "driver" operates.
If it intercepts the KSWL keyboard input routine, then most
programs that use that vector for keyboard input will find
mixed case chaaracters.
If it polls the actual keyboard itself, then its support for
lower case depends on its own code.
As I understand it, it's no different from the mechanism used by the
bult-in firmware in later machines, so yes KSWL is patched to the
firmware on the videx. I wonder if it'll work for input only if you
IN#3....
There was a window of time between the ][+ and the //e where
a number of apps supported the shift key mod for lower case.
As the //e became the dominant platform, with native lower
case, supporting the shift key mod became passe.
Somewhat interestingly, the //e had the shift key mod built in but
disabled which I suspect was a deterrent. A shame too, since having
one more 'modifier' key available is quite useful. Unfortunately since
it's essentially impossible to shift key mod the //c (PB2 is used by
the mouse) no post-1984 program could rely on it.
Bizarrely, the shift-key mod is installed by default on the platinum //
e!