Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Reference Manual page 132

Chapter 6 / Comnwnd Reference
KEYTXX External
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KEYTXX [IUS]
Replaces the current ROM BIOS keyboard program with an
international keyboard program.
Parameters
IUS tells KEYTxx to convert character scan codes to US scan
codes.
Notes and Suggestions
• The available keyboard programs are:
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• The IUS parameter is required to operate some application
programs that are configured for a US keyboard.
• To return to the U.S. keyboard layout from a KEYTXX pro-
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[ill. (Use the shift key on the left side
of the keyboard.) To select the resident KEYTXX program
with true scan codes, press
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dent KEYTXX program with US scan codes, press
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• Although you can have more than one KEYTXX program res-
ident in memory at one time, you can operate only in the last
loaded version.
• You can use the SELECT command to create a DOS diskette
that loads whichever KEYTXX program you specify. Refer to
the SELECT command for information on how to do this.
• To select the characters marked on the front of the key caps,
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and the appropriate character key.
• MS-DOS lets you produce an accented character. To do so
press and release the appropriate
dead key
(an accent key that
does not produce a character unless it is used in combination
with another key). Then press the appropriate letter key. You
can use the accent character by itself by pressing the accent
key and then pressing the space bar.
KEYTFR
KEYTGR
KEYTIT
France
Germany
Italy
KEYTSP
KEYTUK
Spain
United Kingdom
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