Re: Apple //e variants

[Patrick Schaefer <PSchaefer@epost.de>]

Obsbedia2 schrieb:
> 
> What I'd like is the ability to use the keyboard switch on my //e from Canada
> to switch from QWERTY to DVORAK, instead of the English and French keyboard
> characters.  I understand that both the keyboard and monitor ROMS would have to
> be changed,...

If you want to keep your character set, only the keyboard map has to be
changed. Did you try the Apple IIc chip?

The video ROM contains the icons for the 255 screen (ASCII) codes. This
is for your eyes only, the computer does not care if CHR$(65) looks like
an A or something else.

The keyboard map ROM defines which ASCII code is sent by which key. The
AY-3600-PRO sends generic codes that depend only on the position of a
key, and the map ROM makes it match the keycap.


Patrick