Commodore 64C Introductory Manual page 22

the commodore 64C keyboard layout
The 64C keyboard is basically a standard
typewriter keyboard with some extra
keys. You use the keyboard to tell the
computer what you want it to do. You
also use the keys to reply to any messages
or questions the computer displays on the
screen. (These messages and questions
are sometimes called "screen prompts" or
simply "prompts".)
Most of the letter, number and symbol
keys on the Commodore 64C's keyboard
look and work like the corresponding key
on a standard typewriter. In addition,
many of these keys can produce special
graphic symbols, which are indicated on
the front of the keys. There arc also a
number of special keys that let the Com
modore 64C computer do much more
than a typewriter can do. The keyboard
illustration shown locates these special
keys and tells how you use them.
For a detailed description of key func
tions see the COMMODORE 64C
System Guide.
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CTRL-
-Used with other keys, lets
you do special tasks called
control functions.
-Used with numeric keys
to 8, lets you select from ;i
set of eight colors.
RUN/STOP
-Used alone to halt a
program that is running.
-Used with the SHIFT key
to start a program.
COMMODORE KEY
(&)
-Used with the SHIFT
key, lets you switch
between the upper/lower
case and the upper case/
graphic modes
-Used with numeric keys 1
to 8, lets you select from a
different set of eight
colors.
SHIFT LOCK
Locks SHIFT key in th
ON position.