From: Larry Anderson (foxnhare_at_bigvalley.net)
Date: 2002-10-06 19:07:41
The business units start up in lowercase.
The number symbols and punctuation on the main keyboard row shift to
what you normally get on a Commodore 64, so there are some graphic
symbols you cannot type (you have to get creative to get them in your
listings without using chr$()).
There is added a REPEAT key, and a TAB key (so I assume the editor may
be modified with tab stops) On the 8000 there is also an ESC key but not
on the 2000/3000B series.
Even though I have a B series, I really haven't used it much as I prefer
the N keyboards more...
Larry
Ethan Dicks wrote:
>
> In my ongoing debugging of Zork for the PET, I observed some
> interesting behavior: selecting 3032B vs 3032 (graphic keyboard)
> in VICE made a difference in, apparently, positioning the cursor for
> the initial prompt and the status line. It suggests to me that
> the zero page usage is different between the two keyboard layouts.
> I didn't think that was so.
>
> My question is, can any one shed some light on the basic sorts
> of differences between the editor ROMs for a graphic keyboard
> and a business keyboard? Before this experience, I was thinking
> that only the keycode table was different.
>
> Yes, I plan to go through the ROMs with a fine-toothed comb. I'm
> interested in any tips to help me narrow the search.
>
> -ethan
>
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