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- 30th July 1992
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- Support Group Application Note
- Number: 217
- Issue: 1.1
- Author: Russell Scott
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- Setting up the correct keyboard driver when using the PC Emulator on the
- Acorn A4
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- Applicable Hardware: Acorn A4
-
- Related Application Notes:
- 216 - Using EDLIN/ EDITOR
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- This application note describes how to setup the correct keyboard driver
- when using the PC Emulator on the Acorn A4. It covers both MS-DOS and DR
- DOS.
-
-
-
- Introduction
-
- All the other RISC OS based machines use a US style keyboard layout. When
- using MS-DOS this is fine as it is already setup to use this layout. DR DOS
- is slightly different in that you have to go through the setup/installation
- procedure which contains the configuration options regarding keyboard
- layout.
-
- The Acorn A4 has a UK style keyboard layout, so a UK keyboard configuration
- needs to be loaded so that the keys produce the correct characters. Using
- the US layout you will find that the \ (backslash) key does not work, and
- that it is only produced when depressing the # (hash) key. This can be
- rectified by using the UK style keyboard layout.
-
- Installing the UK keyboard under MS-DOS
-
- To setup the UK style keyboard layout, you need to add the following line to
- your AUTOEXEC.BAT file using EDITOR (see App Note 216 on how to use EDITOR):
-
- KEYB UK
-
- If you do not have an AUTOEXEC.BAT in the root directory, then entering the
- following line will create one for you and insert the KEYB UK command:
-
- ECHO KEYB UK >> C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
-
- remembering to press <Return> at the end of the line. You will also need to
- make sure that you have a copy of KEYB.COM and KEYBOARD.SYS in the root
- (top) directory of your disc or that the path pointing to the DOS utilities
- directory is set.
-
- Reboot the emulator by pressing the CTRL ALT and DELETE keys simultaneously.
-
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- Installing the UK keyboard under DR DOS
-
- If you are installing DR DOS for the first time you will go straight into
- the installation/setup program. If not, you just need to type SETUP
- <Return>. This will then run the setup program for you.
-
- Go through the options until you come to the Country/Keyboard screen. Then:
-
- a) change the country setting to UK (044)
-
- b) change the keyboard to United Kingdom English (UK)
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- Leave the keyboard set to Enhanced Keyboard (101/102) keys.
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- Accept the changes and reboot the emulator (using CTRL, ALT and DELETE).
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