Using Basic; Keyboard Character Sets - Commodore 128 System Manual

USING BASIC 2.0

The entire BASIC 2.0 language built into the Commodore 64
computer has been incorporated into the BASIC 7.0 language of
the Commodore 128. You can use the BASIC 2.0 commands in
both C128 and C64 modes. Refer to Sections 3 and 4 in Chapter
2 for a description of these commands.

KEYBOARD CHARACTER SETS

ln the keyboard illustration in Section 3, the shaded keys are the
ones that can be used in C64 Mode. The keyboard in C64 Mode
has the same two character states as in C128 Mode:
— Upper case/graphic character set
— Upper/lower case character set
When you enter C64 Mode, the keyboard is in the upper
case/graphic character set, so that everything you type is in
capital letters, ln C64 Mode you can only use one character set
at a time. To switch back and forth between character sets, press
the SHIFT key and the O key (the COMMODORE key) at the
same time.
USING THE TYPEWRITER-STYLE KEYS
As in C128 Mode, you can use the typewriter-style keys in C64
Mode to type both upper case letters (capitals) and lower case
letters (small letters). You can also type the numerals shown on
the top row of the main keyboard, ln addition, you can type the
graphics symbols on the fronts of the keys.
USING THE COMMAND KEYS
Most COMMAND keys (i.e. the keys that send messages to the
computer, like RETURN, SHIFT, CTRL, etc.) work the same in
C64 Mode as they do in C128 Mode.
The only difference is that in C64 Mode, you can only move the
cursor by using the two CRSR keys at the bottom right corner of
the main keyboard, ln C128 Mode, you can also use the four
arrow keys located just above the top right side of the main
keyboard.
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