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- MS-DOS KERMIT DEC KEYBOARD SETUPS FOR THE IBM PC, PS/2, AND COMPATIBLES
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- The IBM PC version of MS-DOS Kermit comes with a default mapping of VT terminal
- functions to IBM keys, as documented in "Using MS-DOS Kermit" (Christine M.
- Gianone, Digital Press). These mappings are in effect during terminal
- emulation, not at the MS-Kermit> command prompt, and not outside of Kermit.
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- Kermit's default mappings do not include the DEC LK201 (VT200, VT300) keyboard
- function (F) keys or editing keys (Insert Here, Remove, Select, etc), so you
- will not be able to use host-resident applications that expect you to press
- these keys unless you execute Kermit SET KEY commands to make these assigments.
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- Kermit's repertoire of "keyboard verbs" includes verbs for all DEC keyboard
- keys: F-keys (Function keys), Editing keys, Arrow keys, and so on. The file
- VT300.INI contains SET KEY commands that set up both types of IBM keyboard
- (88-key and 101-key) to resemble the DEC keyboard as closely as possible. The
- layout for the 101 "Extended" (PS/2) keyboard is very similar to the DEC
- keyboard, except for the F-keys. DEC F keys go up to 20, but the IBM-101 only
- has 12 F keys. The IBM-88 keyboard is harder to lay out because it lacks an
- editing keypad, and has only 10 F keys.
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- The settings for the numeric keypad work whether you have Num Lock On or Off.
- The top rank of the numeric keypad cannot be used for the DEC Gold and PF keys
- because the Num Lock key, which does not generate a scan code when you press
- it, occupies the position of the DEC Gold (PF1) key. Therefore the IBM F1-F4
- keys are used for the DEC PF1-PF4 keys.
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- NOTE: If you have the GOLD.COM (MSUGOLD.COM) TSR program, you can indeed
- use the Num Lock key as the Gold Key. The VT300.INI works automatically
- with GOLD.COM.
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- To put the DEC keyboard settings into effect, issue the command TAKE VT300.INI
- at the MS-Kermit> prompt, or put this command into your MSKERMIT.INI file to
- make it take effect automatically whenever you start Kermit. To restore
- Kermit's default key settings, issue the command SET KEY CLEAR.
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- Compose Key: To compose a special character on the PC Keyboard with Kermit, use
- any of the standard DOS mechanisms: Hold down the Alt key and press 1 to 3
- digits on the numeric keypad (representing the decimal code value of the
- character in the PC's current code page), then let go of the Alt key. Or use a
- national keyboard or keyboard driver.
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- See VT300.INI for the actual key mappings. Modify to suite your preferences.
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- (End of VT300.DOC)
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