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Date:	Wed, 26 Feb 1997 12:53:05 +0000
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From:	"Ian 'DrDebug' Day" <Ian AT darkblak DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
Subject:	Re: [opendos] [OpenDOS] Wishlist part 2
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On Wed, 26 Feb 1997 at 03:04:46,  wrote:
>Please tell me you're joking about using the | symbol!  That is
>the DOS pipe.  Don't you use pipes?  The ` key is used by 4DOS
>for quoting aliases, etc... Also it is a valid filename char.
>The M symbol that you used doesn't appear on american keyboards
>also.  It does however display on my screen.

The AltGr <funny-key> does NOT give a pipe symbol.

Oddly though, on trying it, you can't press this combination under=20
Win95.  It just beeps at me....  Obviously, M$ don't want the brits=20
playing with un-authorised keys...

What 'M' symbol?  It was a '=AC' symbol.  (Char 171)  You don't have that? =
=20
Why on Earth not.  Who could get by without it?  :)

What do you have under the Esc key?

--=20
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