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- Path: sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!alfheim!frey
- From: frey@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz (Bruce Clement)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Can't get $##@%&$! backslash to work!
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <716263132snx@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz>
- References: <1992Sep10.083158.68@roads.sa.gov.au>
- Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 01:58:52 GMT
- Organization: Private System
- Lines: 24
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- lorenz@roads.sa.gov.au writes in article <1992Sep10.083158.68@roads.sa.gov.au>:
- >
- > I have recently installed OS/2 v2 on my AMSTRAD PC2386. Everything works fine
- > _BUT_ the '\' key!! This makes typing paths _very_ difficult.
-
- PC keyboards work by assigning a number to each key, and sending that number to
- the computer. The keyboard driver receives that number and interprets it as whatever
- key (character, control, shift, etc.) it is supposed to be.
-
- The default driver for Australia (Country code=61) assumes that you have a US keyboard.
- Amstrad is a British company & it is possible that you have a UK keyboard. The easiest
- way of telling the two keyboards apart is to look at the "3" key. US keyboards have a
- music "sharp" character there while UK keyboards have a Pounds sterling symbol.
-
- To get correct response, you must have the correct keyboard driver loaded. Again, the
- easiest test is to press Shift+3 & check that the symbol on your screen is the same
- as the symbol on your keycap.
-
- If this fails (i.e you *do* have the correct driver for your keyboard), you'll probably
- need to contact your local Amstrad agent for assistance.
-
- --
- Bruce Clement (frey@alfheim.welly.gen.nz Waffle 1.64,
- frey@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz SNEWS/2, UUPC 1.11q)
-