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- Quick SWAP for B A C K G R O U N D E R ii
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- [BG ii] is incredible!! On my system, an Apple //e with PCPI
- Applicard running at 10MHz, swap times are less than 0.5 second!
- However, I find the time to hit the suspend keys (a somewhat
- cumbersome three-key at once affair on my keyboard) and then
- type SWAP a lengthly affair. There's a easy solution.....
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- Using the KEYS function you can assign a key the whole string.
- I put the assigned function in my Global definition file that
- gets loaded at LOADBG time.
-
- Follow the instructions in your Backgrounder manual for assigning
- and saving key definitions but there's one small trick. The
- SUSPEND key is used as a definition terminator character. To
- get around it enter the HEX value of the SUSPEND key.
-
- On my keyboard, the <BS> (ctrl-H) key is adjacent to the \ key
- which is the normal BG ALTERNATE prefix key. I assigned the <BS>
- key as my SWAP key. Now, to swap, all I have to do is hit
- \ <BS> and 'voila.... I'm in the other task.
-
- \^H =<1E>SWAP^M terminate with ctrl-^, the Suspend key
- | | | | |_____ <cr>
- | | | |___ just type SWAP in
- | | |___ get this by typing #1E
- | |_____ In my case I used the <BS> key
- |_______ the alternate prefix key
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- Jim lill
- 20 Feb 87