The Typewriter Area On International Keyboards - IBM 5155 Manual To Operations

The Typewriter Area on International
Keyboards
Each time you switch your mM Portable Personal
Computer on, the system unit decodes the keys you
press as if a U. S. English keyboard were attached. For
other keyboards, some of the letters and numbers may
be in different positions on the keyboard, and the
correct characters
will
not appear on the screen when
you press the keys.
If
you purchased your IBM Portable Personal
Computer with a keyboard for a language other than
U.S. English, there are two ways to get the proper
characters to appear on your screen.
If you did not purchase the mM Disk Operating System
(DOS), use the U.S. English keyboard template in
Section 6, "Templates". The template is printed so you
can cut it out and use it like a "map" of the U.S.
English keyboard while you are typing. You
will
then
know which keys display characters different from
those on the keytops of your keyboard. Remember,
you will need to use the template only
if
you did not
purchase the mM Disk Operating System (DOS) for
your IBM Portable Personal Computer.
If you purchased DOS, the DOS diskette has programs
that
will
decode the keys you press so that the proper
characters are read by the computer and appear on the
screen.
Note: For DOS version 2.0 or higher. The DOS
manual has instructions to make DOS automatically
set up your keyboard every time you start the Disk
Operating System. Be sure to read the section
"Getting DOS Started," in your DOS manual before
using your keyboard.
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