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Re: Apple II Keyboard Commands
On Jul 27, 4:36 am, The Wizard of Oz <Wiz...@EmeraldCity.gov> wrote:
> bnfmsgeek wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I just got an Apple IIGS system yesterday and just wanted to know if
> > anyone has, or knows where I can get, a list of basic keyboard
> > commands for things like switching programs, entering the control
> > panel, ect. Also, I accidentally turned on the border. How do you turn
> > it off?
>
> > Thanks for your help,
> > bnfmsgeek
>
> It's been a while since I've turned mine on. Let's see if I can remember...
>
> In GS mode everything is done with the mouse and GUI. Think of it as
> being a single process Mac. Basically click on the appropriate window to
> switch between them. The control panel can be accessed by clicking on
> the Apple icon in the menu bar (upper left). The border is always on.
> It's just a matter of changing the colour.
>
> In //e mode I think the process to get to the control panel is
> Openapple&Control&Esc. Generally programs here are invoked by the "run",
> "brun", "exec", or "-" followed by the file name.
>
> Later
> Mike
OK some clarification may be in order. The "GS mode" that Mike is
referring to basically means that you have booted some version of GS/
OS - a graphical user interface reminicent of early Macs. The "//e
mode" referred to means that you have either booted a ProDOS 8 or
DOS3.3 disk, or hit CTRL-RESET to get to a command prompt. It should
be noted that you can get to the IIgs control panel by typing
OpenApple-CTRL-ESC as mentioned, but you can do this from either
within GS/OS, ProDOS 8, or DOS3.3 - this functionality is built into
the ROM of the IIgs.
Here is a link that pretty comprehensively describes the available
commands in ProDOS and DOS3.3:
http://www.landsnail.com/a2ref.htm
Here is another article that may help you to get started:
http://stason.org/TULARC/pc/apple2/emulator/8-0-Apple-DOS-ProDOS-Commands.html
Also, read the Apple II FAQ:
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs2CONTENT.html
Hope this answers most of your questions. If not, that's what this
newsgroup is for! :-)
cheers,
-p