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Norwegian territory for RiscOS 3.10 and A310?

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From: Kjetil Bernhard Thomassen
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 03:09
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I have just upgraded my 4 MB A310 to RiscOS 3.10. But I was
disappointed to find that the only territory supported is UK. Isn't
this supposed to be one of the main features of RiscOS 3? I mean to
support many territories. I have heard that all there's to it (or
should be) is to set the correct territory, and all the local things
would be set up. This includes the time zone, keyboard and alphabet.
But what do I find? I have to rmkill the int'l module in RiscOS 3 and
use the one from RiscOS 2 to get my keyboard layout correct (or I
could use the IntKey application, which does exactly that). 

I have tried reading the manual and the release notes, but they
include nothing useful about this topic. The worst thing about the
release notes is that they tell me *not* to use the IntKey application.

A friend of mine has an A5000 running RiscOS 3.0, and he has no problems
with his keyboard layout. Is my problem caused by a bug in RiscOS 3.10
or by hardware differences?

One of the files in the resources: filing system tells me that the
Norwegian territory is no. 15, but all I get when I try to configure
territory 15 is a picture of a floppy disc on the screen when I reset
my computer. When I try to list the territories using the territories
command is territory 1 (UK).

So, naturally I wonder what is going on. Do I have to get a disc
module that includes the definition of the Norwegian territory? Where
can I in that case get it? And why didn't Acorn put this definition in
ROM? 

I should mention that I got my upgrade from EFF in UK because a
certain UK based firm named Lindis is unable to supply the Norwegian
distributor with upgrades (or anything else, for that matter).
(Acorn has given Lindis all the rights for distribution of their
products outside of UK. At least, that's what I've been told.)

Apart from this problem, I'm very well satisfied with RiscOS 3.10. One
of the new features I really like is the pinboard and the new
keyboard shortcuts.

Kjetil Bernhard Thomassen
bernhard@pvv.unit.no (this address is opposite of janet-std, no means Norway)
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Subject: Norwegian territory for RiscOS 3.10 and A310?
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