From:	mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date:	Sun, 9 Mar 1997 22:51:32 -0500 (EST)
Reply-To:	mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
To:	"Ian 'DrDebug' Day" <Ian AT darkblak DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject:	Re: [opendos] [OpenDOS] Wishlist part 2
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On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Ian 'DrDebug' Day wrote:

> 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.
>=20
> The AltGr <funny-key> does NOT give a pipe symbol.
>=20
> 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...
>=20
> 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?  :)
>=20
> What do you have under the Esc key?

Under the ESC key is the BACKQUOTE key, and shifted it gives you
a TILDE.  The backquote is a reverse apostrophe `, and the tilde
is a squiggly line ~.  I don't know how they will display on your
screen, but since all codes under 128 are standard ASCII, they
should show up on your screen ok.


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