Re: IBM does an impersonation of itself

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From: John Ruschmeyer
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1986 21:08

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In article <284@mc0.UUCP> garyf@mc0.UUCP (gary friedman) writes:
>
>           ....... A  cardinal  IBM rule  dictates  that software
>should "talk" only to the PC's internal coding, known as the BIOS
>(basic input-output system);  then the BIOS acts  as a translator
>and tells the machine's chips  what  to  do.   But  many programs
>violate this rule,  bypassing the translator and talking directly
>to the chips to let screen images show up more quickly and to add
>special commands....

Speaking of which- does anybody know the scan codes returned by the extra
keys on the new keyboard, especially the extra two function keys? Are they
the same as on some 12-function key compatables, such as the Tandy 1000?

Thanks in advance...

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From: john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer)
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Subject: Re: IBM does an impersonation of itself
Message-ID: <238@moncol.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 12-Jun-86 17:08:15 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 12 17:08:15 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 13-Jun-86 03:31:19 EDT
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Organization: Monmouth College, W. Long Branch, NJ
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Keywords: new XT/AT keyboard, scan codes
Summary: Does anybody know the scan codes for the extra keys?

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