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3276/78 Emulation Mode
NOTE: IBM uses icons to ((name" several of their keys. Throughout this appendix, IBM keys
are shown in bold type and capitalized letters. For HP's version of the IBM keyboard,
the HP keycap is shown when you must press an ((existing" key. Whenever you must
press a key that the template has renamed, that key is also shown as bold,
capitalized text.
CHARACTER SELECTION KEYS
Four
k~ys
impact which character is selected, or displayed, when you press a particular key.
Shift Key
IBM 3276. The
SHIFT
key accesses .uppercase letters or the topmost character on keycaps
displaying two characters. Accessing these functions require your continually pressing the
SHIFT
key while you press and release the other key.
HP 2625A. Pressing t h e . key duplicates this operation.
Alt Key
IBM 3276. Pressing the
ALT
key accesses the function printed on the face of the appropriate
keycaps. The
ALT
key operates like the
SHIFT
key since you must press and hold the
ALT
key
while you press and release the other key to select the alternate function.
HP 2625A. Pressing the
ALT
key duplicates this operation. However, since the template
serves as the face of your keys, blue color titles indicate the
(~lternate-Shift"
functions on
your keyboard.
Shift Lock Key
IBM 3276. The
SHIFT LOCK
key resembles the Shift Lock key on a typewriter. Once pressed,
the terminal only types uppercase letters and the top symbol on keycaps with two symbols.
Pressing either the left or right
SHIFT
key cancels the Shift Lock operation.
HP 2625A. The Shift Lock function is unsupported. Instead, you may print all capital letters
by pressing the. key. The operation of the. key is identical to its operation when in HP
mode. Important differences between IBM and HP's implementations are:
• The. key only affects the alphabetic keys; the numeric and symbolic keys retain their
normal operation.
• Pressing t h e . key while in Caps mode prints lowercase letters; it does not cancel the
selection of Caps mode.
• The. key toggles Caps mode on and off. (The Status Line indicates whether Caps mode is
active.)
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