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ENTER KEV:
'ENTER
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Press the ENTER key after you have typed in an answer to a question. The
PRECOMPUTER 2000 will then determine whether your response is correct or
not.
SHIFT KEY:
l,_s_H,_FT _ _ __,
The SHIFT key enables you to type capital letters on the PRECOMPUTER 2000's
keyboard.
Also, the SHIFT key will generate whatever symbol appears on the top
half of keys with two items. For example
:
if you press the SHIFT key and the
4 key, the $ symbol will appear on the screen
.
CAPS LOCK KEV:
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CAPS LOCK
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This key function allows you to generate a continuous series of capital letters
without having to press the SHIFT key each time. Press once to activate the CAPS
LOCK key; press again to release it.
SPACE BAR KEV:
Press the Space Bar to insert one space between words or numbers in games
or activities where you must type sentences or phrases. Each time you press
the Space Bar, another space will be added.
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LEFT PLAYER
RIGHT PLAYER
RIGHT PLAYER/LEFT PLAYER KEYS:
,_~N_s _ _ _ __,
,_o_EL _ _ _ ___.
These two keys on the lower right and left corners of the keyboard determine which
player will answer when operating in two-player mode. For activities in two-player
mode, the left player's name and the right player's name will flash
alternately.
The
first player to press his or her appropriate LEFT or RIGHT PLAYER button will
get the opportunity to answer the question.
CURSOR KEYS:
,_j;-_RE_V _
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l~T
Press the Cursor key with the arrow pointing
l;;r I
to
move
the cursor
position to the right and press the cursor key pointing
1:;;v I
to
move
the
cursor position to the
left.
The short blinking line on the screen, the cursor,
indicates where the next letter will appear. On the PRECOMPUTER 2000, these
Cursor keys also allow you to scroll left or right on the visible screen so that you
can
make corrections to words you've already typed.
You can also use these two keys to control the scrolling speed of questions in
the TRIVIA activities and MATH
RIDDLES.
Pressing the
1:;;v I
key makes
the scrolling faster and pressing the
1=,. I
key makes the scrolling slower.
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