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Default keyboard symbol mapping is surprising: = -> ↑ ' -> : : -> + and so on. Why? Tried the entries on the Keyboard menu, which didn't seem to change muc
by apo 8y ago
Default keyboard symbol mapping is surprising:
= -> ↑
' -> :
: -> +
and so on. Why?
Tried the entries on the Keyboard menu, which didn't seem to change much.
- tom_ 8y agoThat's where the keys are, physically, on the real BBC Micro. Good shot of the keyboard on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro#/media/File:BBC_Micro_Front_Restored.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro#/media/File:BBC_Micr...
- JdeBP 8y agoIt's only surprising to those who do not know ASCII codes off by heart, from using the VDU statement. (-: The BBC Micro had what is called a "bit-paired" keyboard. It also had copy cursor keys and a reset key.
- tom_ 8y agoI think the up arrow here is the poster's rendering of the Mode 7 representation of ^.