Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site faust.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!cca!faust!gjs From: gjs@faust.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Lotus 1-2-3 question Message-ID: <10500004@faust.UUCP> Date: Thu, 22-Aug-85 14:05:00 EDT Article-I.D.: faust.10500004 Posted: Thu Aug 22 14:05:00 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 12:03:50 EDT References: <31300003@ISM780.UUCP> Lines: 17 Nf-ID: #R:ISM780:31300003:faust:10500004:000:890 Nf-From: faust!gjs Aug 22 14:05:00 1985 > I can't use a "keyboard enhancer" because the need for backward > compatibility with previously-existing software (PC/IX) precluded the > use of BIOS to read the keyboard. Why? Because Microsoft in their > wisdom seem to have decided that no-one will ever want to use the "5" > key on the numeric keypad (in its non-numlock mode). BIOS refuses to > return this value to me. I'm not sure how you're bypassing BIOS from BATCH and/or Unix(tm Bell Labs). ProKey 4.0 lets you redefine the "5" on the numeric keypad, as well as many other keys that you wouldn't think possible. These keys can also be invoked by other macros, because they have unique ProKey names, such asfor the "5", and for the "*" on the numeric pad. Using such a scheme might be easier that convincing your users to patch their copies of 1-2-3. -- George Snyder -- Intermetrics Inc. -- inmet!gjs --