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PCSA

International Features Gu ide

Order Number AA-MG67A-TH

October 1988

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Revision/Update Information:

This manual supersedes the International
Features Guide, Version 2.0, order number
AA-LD51A-TH.

Operating System and Version: VAXNMS, Versions 4.7,5.0, or later
DOS, Versions 3.2 and 3.3 or later
MS-DOS, Versions 3.2 and 3.3
Software Version:

digital equipment corporation
maynard, massachusetts

DECnetlPCSA Client, Version 2.1
VAXmate Services for MS-DOS,
Version 2.1
VAXNMS Services for MS-DOS,
Version 2.1
VAXmate Standalone, Version 2.1

First Published, October 1988
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Contents
About This Manual
1

International Character Sets in PCSA

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Character Sets in MS-Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Character Sets in DOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

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1-1
1-2
1-3

Creating Alternate Characters

How to Display the Third or Fourth Character on a Keycap ..... , 2-1
How to Display Nonlegended Characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-3
Two-Key Compose Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-3
Three-Key Compose Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-5
AltlNumeric Pad Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-10

Customizing the DOS Environment

Country Information That Can Be
Customized Within DOS .................................
How to Use the DECKEYB, FONT and LCOUNTRY Commands ..
How to Use the GRAFTABL Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
How to Use the SELECT Command ........................
How to Use the Configuration Aide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
How to Modify Your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS Files. . . .

3-1
3-2
3-3
3-4
3-5
3-5

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Customizing the MS-Windows Environment

Country Information That Can Be
Customized Within MS-Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How to Use the SETUP Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
How to Use the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Character Set Charts

International Keyboards

4-1
4-1
4-2

Figures
2-1 Three-legend key ................................. . 2-2
A-1 ISO Latin-1 Character Set 0-7 ....................... . A-2
A-2 ISO Latin-1 Character Set 8-15 ...................... . A-3
A-3 DIGITAL Multinational Character Set 0-7 .............. . A-4
A-4 DIGITAL Multinational Character Set 8-15 ............. . A-5
A-5 STD Character Set 0-7 ............................. . A-6
A-6 STD Character Set 8-15 ............................ . A-7
A-7 ST2 Character Set 0-7 ............................. . A-8
A-8 ST2 Character Set 8-15 ............................ . A-9
A-9 Finnish 7-Bit National Replacement Character Set ....... . A-10
A-10 French-Canadian 7-Bit National Replacement
Character Set .................................... . A-ll
A-ll French 7-Bit National Replacement Character Set ....... . A-12
A-12 German 7-Bit National Replacement Character Set ...... . A-13
A-13 Italian 7-Bit National Replacement Character Set ........ . A-14
A-14 Norwegian/Danish 7-Bit National Replacement
Character Set .................................... . A-15
A-15 Swedish 7-Bit National Replacement Character Set ...... . A-16
A-16 Swiss 7-Bit National Replacement Character Set ........ . A-17
A-17 Spanish 7-Bit National Replacement Character Set ....... . A-18
A-18 U.K 7-Bit National Replacement Character Set ......... . A-19
B-1 Canadian-English Keyboard ......................... . B-1
B-2 Canadian-French Keyboard ......................... . B-1
B-3 Danish Keyboard ................................. . B-2

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Contents

B-4 Finnish Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
B-5 French Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
B-6 German/Austrian Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
B-7 Italian Keyboard ..................................
B-8 Norwegian Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
B-9 Spanish Keyboard ........... ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
B-1 0 Swedish Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
B-ll Swiss-French Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
B-12 Swiss-German Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
B-13 US/UK Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

B-2
B-3
B-3
B-4
B-4
B-5
B-5
B-6
B-6
B-7

Tables
1-1
2-1
2-2

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Support of Character Sets Within PCSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1-2
Valid Compose Sequences ........................... 2-6
Diacritical Mark in a Three-Key Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-10

About This Manual
The Personal Computing Systems Architecture (PCSA) is an extension
of DIGITAL systems and networking architecture that merges VMS and
MS-DOS environments. The PCSA network may include VAX, MicroVAX,
or VAXmate servers running VAXlVMS Services for MS-DOS or VAXmate
Services for MS-DOS. It also includes the DECnetJPCSA Client software
that runs on PC workstations and on VAXmate workstations. Other PCSA
products include ThinWire Ethernet products and other peripherals, such
as the LN03 Plus and LA75 Companion printers.
The DIGITAL PCSA network fully integrates all the elements of personal
and corporate computing required for direct information access and
sharing. Thus, it has computing and communication capabilities
substantially better than those of conventional PC local area networks
(LANs).

Manual Objectives
The purposes of this guide are to:
•

Provide general information about the international features of the
PCSA product

•

Describe how to change the default settings of your DOS and
MS-Windows environments

Intended Readers
This guide is intended for PCSA workstation users who want to use the
international features of PCSA.
Readers of this guide should:
•

Have a general understanding of:
MS-Windows
MS-DOS (if you use a VAXmate workstation)
DOS (if you use a PC workstation)

•

Know how to use the mouse to select and perform commands

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About This Manual

•

Have access to the associated documentation:
Your native DOS documentation if you use a PC workstation. This
documentation is not supplied with the PCSA documentation set.
DOS Enhancements (if you use a PC workstation).
MS-DOS Reference Guide (if you use a VAXmate workstation).
Microsoft Windows User's Guide.
MS-Windows Enhancements.
Overview.
Using Networks from Your Workstation.

Manual Organization
Information about the international features of the PCSA product is
organized into six chapters, as follows:
Chapter 1

The PCSA product supports the use of several character
sets. This section describes each character set and
explains how the implementation of the character sets
differs, depending on whether you are using the DOS or
MS-Windows interface.

Chapter 2

An alternate character is one which is either the third or

fourth character on a keycap, or which is not legended on
the keyboard. This section describes how to create third,
fourth, and nonlegended characters and explains the
differences between creating alternate characters within
DOS and MS-Windows.
Chapter 3

The DOS environment you purchased defaults to industrystandard U.S. requirements. This section describes how
you can customize your DOS environment to support
items such as your country keyboard and preferred
character set.

Chapter 4

The MS-Windows environment you purchased defaults to
your usual country requirements. This section describes
how you can customize your MS-Windows environment to
support your preferred country information.

Appendix A

This section displays a chart of each of the international
character sets supported by the PCSA product.

Appendix B

This section contains diagrams of the country-specific
keyboards supported for your workstation.

About This Manual

Conventions Used
Convention

Meaning

CtrlJAltJDel

Hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys while you press the
Del key on the numeric keypad. The Del key is also
labeled Sel. You use the CtrlJAltJDel keys to reboot the
workstation.

AltiShiftJTab

Hold down both the Alt key and the Shift key while you
press the Tab key.

Backspace/Delete
Key

Press the <XI key located on the upper right side of the
main keypad.

Shift Key

The word Shift, followed by a slash, then by a letter or
number means that you must hold down the Shift key
while you press the letter or number.

Left Shift Key

Press the Shift key located on the lower left side of the
main keypad.

enter

Type all text, spaces, and punctuation marks exactly as
they are printed. Then press the Return key.

numbers

All numbers shown in this manual are in decimal form,
unless otherwise noted.

workstation

A term used to refer to a VAXmate or PC computer used
in a network or a standalone VAXmate computer.

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1
International Character Sets in PCSA
Introduction
PCSA supports the use of the following character sets:
1. DIGITAL Multinational Character Set (MCS)

This is the 8-bit character set developed by Digital. It includes
the majority of the characters required by the Western European
languages.
2. ISO Latin-l

This is the 8-bit character set developed by the International
Standards Organization for Western European languages. It is similar
to the Digital MCS.
3. Industry-Standard Extended
This is an 8-bit industry-standard character set, of which PCSA
supports two variants: Industry-Standard Extended and IndustryStandard Norway and Denmark Extended. The first variant includes
those characters required by all Western European languages except
Norway and Denmark, and the second variant includes those
characters required by Norway and Denmark. Within PCSA, the
first variant is known as STD and the second variant as ST2.
4. National Replacement Character Set (NRC)
This is a set of 7-bit character sets within which a number of the
less commonly used symbols (such as [, @, ) are replaced by national
characters. Different countries use different variants of this character
set. For example, Germany replaces the \ with 0, while France
replaces the same character with c. Each country therefore has its
own NRC.

1-1

1-2

International Character Sets in PCSA

Within PCSA, the implementation of these character sets differs,
depending on whether or not they are being used within DOS or
MS-Windows. The following sections describe the different
implementations. Table 1-1 summarizes how the above character sets
are supported within PCSA.
Table 1-1

Support of Character Sets Within PCSA

Use

VAXmate

MS-Windows

ISO(default)
(STD/ST2) .

ISO(default)
(STD/ST2)

VT200 Series
with MS-Windows

ISO (default)
MCS
NRC

DOS

STD/ST2 (default)
MCS
ISO
NRC

STD/ST2

NOTE

One aspect of character set support that is common to both DOS
and MS-Windows is that multinational characters (for example, e,
ii, ~) should not be used in file names. It is very important that
you remember this when you are creating files.

Character Sets in MS-Windows
When working within MS-Windows, the character set will vary, depending
on how your application interacts with MS-Windows. You cannot choose a
character set; the character set that is loaded depends on the application
you use. For example:
•

Applications that were developed specifically for use with
MS-Windows (for example, Notepad, Paint, MS-DOS Executive)
default to the ISO character set.

•

Applications that were developed for DOS, but which run in a window
(for example, COMMAND. COM), use the Industry-Standard Extended
character set.

•

Applications that do not run in a window (for example, the Microsoft
BASIC Compiler) use the character set that was last loaded by DOS.
Other applications may use their own character sets.

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International Character Sets in PCSA 1-3

Character Sets in DOS
When working within DOS, the default character set (held in RAM) is
Industry-Standard Extended. However, VAXmate users can choose their
preferred character set (MCS, ISO, NRC) by using the DOS DECKEYB
and FONT commands. If you do this, you must ensure that the character
set and keyboard driver you choose are compatible. For further details on
customizing your DOS environment, see the appropriate section of this
guide.

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2
Creating Alternate Characters
An alternate character is one which is either:

•

The third or fourth character on a keycap (situated on the right-hand
side of a keycap) or

•

Not legended on the keyboard

How to Display the Third or Fourth Character on a
Keycap

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All LK250 and industry-standard international keyboards contain
multilegend keys; that is, keys that contain three or four characters.
See the appropriate section of this guide for diagrams of the supported
LK250 international keyboards. For diagrams of other keyboards, see
your PC documentation.
This section describes how to display multilegend keys in the following
situations:
•

In DOS, when using an LK250 keyboard. Users of other keyboards
should consult their PC documentation.

•

In MS-Windows, when using an LK250, an IBM XT, IBM Personal
Computer AT, Enhanced, or other industry-standard keyboard.

The following figure shows an example of a three-legend key.

2-1

2-2

Creating Alternate Characters

=' ......

:,t.j#
1:

:2
\
............•
··

_~'s'

:4-

..I···········
··
.
.
··
.. .
..... ....... -.........
...
-

:: ~:=;.;

:~:!:::

• j - ~-.)

:. . .

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MR-S-4724-88

Figure 2-1

Three-legend key

LK250 international keyboards are divided into three groups:
1. Group 1: U.S./U.K

On this keyboard, alternate characters are displayed by the same
method, whether within DOS or MS-Windows.
The third character is located at the upper-right corner of the key.
If you are using U.S. software, to display the third character, press
CtrllAltl3. Note that you cannot display the £ sign using this method
if the Industry-Standard Extended character set (STD) is loaded.
If you are using U.K software, to display the third character, press
Shift/3.
2. Group 2: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Swiss-French,
Swiss-German.
On these keyboards, alternate characters are displayed by the same
method, whether within DOS or MS-Windows.
The third character is located at the lower-right corner of the key. To
display this character, press CtrllAlt together with the key.
3. Group 3: Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Canadian-English,
Canadian-French.
The third character is located at the lower-right corner of the key, and
the fourth character is located at the upper-right corner of the key.

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Creating Alternate Characters 2-3

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Within DOS: To display the third character, press Alt together with
the key. To display the fourth character, press AltJShift together with
the key.
Within MS-Windows: To display the third character, press CtrllAlt
together with the key. To display the fourth character, press
CtrllAltJLeft Shift together with the key.

How to Display Nonlegended Characters
You can display nonlegended characters using the following methods:
•

Two-key compose sequence

•

Three-key compose sequence

•

Altlnumeric pad sequence

All three of the above methods enable you to display characters on the
screen that are not legended on the keyboard. For example, a French
user will be able to display the character ii, or a U.S. user will be able to
display the character ~.

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Availability of the three methods differs, depending on the type of
keyboard you are using, and whether you are using DOS or
MS-Windows. The following sections explain these differences.

Two-Key Compose Sequence
To create a character using the two-key compose sequence, press the key
containing the nonspacing diacritical mark (see NOTE), followed by the
relevant key. You can use this method on all LK250 keyboards containing
at least one diacritical mark; that is, all keyboards except the U.S./U.K
keyboard. Table 2-1 lists the valid two-key compose sequences. You can
use two-key compose sequences in the following situations:
•

In DOS. Table 2-1 indicates which characters can be used only
when the ISO Latin-1 character set is loaded, and which characters
can be used when the Digital MCS character set is loaded. See the
appropriate section of this guide for further information on character
sets.

•

In MS-Windows, when you are using an application that was designed
for use with MS-Windows, such as VT220 Emulator or Notepad. The
VT220 Emulator uses ISO Latin-1 or Digital MCS. Notepad uses ISO
Latin-I.

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Creating Alternate Characters

NOTE
Nonspacing diacritical marks are those diacritical marks
associated with the nationality of the keyboard. For example, the
nonspacing diacritical mark on a German keyboard is the umlaut.
Nonspacing diacritical marks are also known as dead-diacriticals.

The following are nonspacing diacritical marks:
•

Dieresis (umlaut mark)

•

Acute accent

•

Grave accent

•

Circumflex accent

•

Tilde mark

•

Ring mark

See Table 2-1 for character representations of the above diacritical marks.

To use the two-key compose sequence, take the following actions:
1. Locate in the first column of Table 2-1 the character you want to
create, and verify from the second column that this character can be
created using a two-key compose sequence.
2. Enter the first character of the required two-key compose sequence.
This will not be displayed on the screen.
3. Enter the second character. The composed character will be displayed.
You must enter the two characters in the order shown in the table.
Otherwise the composed character will not be created.

To terminate a compose sequence before the composed character has been
created, or to delete a composed character, press the <Xl (Backspace) key.
If you enter an invalid compose sequence, the keyboard bell will ring
once, and the compose sequence will be terminated. You will then need to
restart the compose sequence.

Creating Alternate Characters 2-5

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Three-Key Compose Sequence
To create a character using the three-key compose sequence, press the
Compose key, followed by the two relevant keys. You can use this method
in the following situations:

•

In DOS, when using a keyboard that contains a Compose key. Note
that this method may not be used when the Industry-Standard
Extended character set is loaded.

•

In MS-Windows, when using a keyboard that contains a Compose
key, or a keyboard mapping chart that contains a Compose key
mapping. Note that this method will only work when you are running
an application that was designed for MS-Windows, such as VT220
Emulator, Notepad.

To use the three-key compose sequence, take the following actions:

1. Locate in the first column of Table 2-1 the character you want to
create.

2. Press the Compose key.

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3. Enter the two characters indicated in column three of the table.
Neither of these characters will be displayed on the screen. When
you have entered both characters, the composed character will be
displayed.
The order in which you enter the two characters does not matter, unless
otherwise indicated in Table 2-l.
To terminate a compose sequence before the composed character has been
created, or to delete a composed character, press the <Xl (Backspace) key.
If you accidentally press the Compose key during a compose sequence, a
new three-key sequence will be started. The previous sequence will be
terminated.
If you enter an invalid compose sequence, the keyboard bell will ring
once, and the compose sequence will be terminated. You will then need to
restart the compose sequence.

When you use a diacritical mark in a three-key compose sequence, it is
treated as its equivalent character. Table 2-2 lists the diacritical marks
and their equivalent characters.

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2-6

Creating Alternate Characters

Table 2-1

Valid Compose Sequences

Character

Character
Set

Two-Key
Sequence

Three-Key
Sequence

# (number sign)

@ (commercial at)

[ (opening bracket)

\ (backslash)

1< or /I

] (closing bracket)

{ (opening brace)

I (vertical line)

: (broken vertical bar)

ISO

I I or! "

} (closing brace)

« (angle quotes left)

» (angle quotes right)

NBSP (No Break Space)

ISO

(sp)(sp) (Two spaces)

i (inverted !)

/., (inverted ?)

(degree sign)

0" or * (sp)

® (reg. trademark)

ISO

¢ (cent sign)

c/ or c I

£ (pound sign)

1- or 1=

D (general currency)

Y (yen sign)

y- or y=

- (soft hyphen)

ISO

- (macron sign)

ISO

"or-"

~ (micro sign)

..., (logical NOT sign)

-, (order sensitive)

± (plus/minus sign)

x (multiply sign)

Creating Alternate Characters

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Table 2-1 (Cont.) Valid Compose Sequences
Character

Character
Set

Two-Key
Sequence

+ (divide sign)

(superscript 1)

-: (order sensitive)
1 /\

(superscript 2)

2/\

(superscript 3)

3/\

en (paragraph sign)

§ (section sign)

so or s!

(feminine ordinal)

_a or.-A

(masculine ordinal)

_0 or_O

. (middle dot)

114 (fraction one-quarter)

14 (order sensitive)

112 (fraction one-halt)

12 (order sensitive)

3/4 (fraction threequarters)

34 (order sensitive)

ISO

B (German sharp s)

~ (cap Icelandic Eth)

ISO

-D

o (sm Icelandic Eth)

ISO

-d

0(0 slash)

!II (0 slash)

P (cap Icelandic Thorn)

ISO

TH (order sensitive)

p (sm Icelandic Thorn)

ISO

th (order sensitive)

- (tilde character)
, (grave accent)

- (sp)
, (sp)

(apostrophe)

, (sp)

, (acute accent)

ISO

/\ (circumflex character)

/\ (sp)

" (double quote)

" (sp)

dieresis (sp)

.. (dieresis)

(

Three-Key
Sequence

ISO

2-8

Creating Alternate Characters

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Table 2-1 (Cont.) Valid Compose Sequences
Character

Character
Set

Two-Key
Sequence

Three-Key
Sequence

• (cedilla)

ISO

A(A grave)

il. (a grave)

A (A acute)

Ii (a acute)

A (A circumflex)

a (a circumflex)

A (A tilde)

-A

A-

d (a tilde)

-a

A (A umlaut)
a (a umlaut)
A(A ring)

*AoroA

A* or A° (degree sign)

Ii (a ring)

*a oroa

a * or a ° (degree sign)

.IE (AE ligature)

AE (order sensitive)

re (ae ligature)

ae (order sensitive)

Q (C cedilla)

C (c cedilla)

E (E grave)

e (e grave)

E (E acute)

e (e acute)

E (E circumflex)

e (e circumflex)

E (E umlaut)

liE

e (e umlaut)

t (I grave)

1 (i grave)

'01

" -- /

Creating Alternate Characters

2-9

Table 2-1 (Cont.) Valid Compose Sequences
Two-Key
Sequence

Three-Key
Sequence

f (1 acute)

i (i acute)

"1
1\1

i'
11\

i (i circumflex)

1\'

i 1\

I (I umlaut)

i: (i umlaut)

I"
in

N (N tilde)

-N

N-

fl (n tilde)

Character

Character
Set

I (I circumflex)

(

-n

O (0 grave)

0(0 grave)

6 (0 acute)

0(0 circumflex)

1\0

01\

0(0 circumflex)

1\0

01\

6 (0 tilde)

-0

0(0 tilde)

-0

0(0 umlaut)

<E (OE ligature)

MCS

OE (order sensitive)

re (oe ligature)

MCS

oe (order sensitive)

U (U grave)

u (u grave)

U (U acute)

11 (u acute)

U (U circumflex)

'u
I\U

u'
UI\

U (u circumflex)

I\u

ul\

0' (U umlaut)

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Creating Alternate Characters

Table 2-1 (Cont.)

Valid Compose Sequences

Character

Character
Set

Two-Key
Sequence

Three-Key
Sequence
u"
Y'

ii (u umlaut)

ISO

"u
'y

Y(y acute)

ISO

Y (Y umlaut)
Y(y umlaut)

MCS

''Y

YO'

Y (Y acute)

Table 2-2 Diacritical Mark in a Three-Key Sequence
Diacritical Mark

Equivalent Character

Dieresis (umlaut mark)

Double quote "

Acute accent

Apostrophe'

Grave accent

Single quote '

Circumflex accent

Circumflex character 1\

Tilde mark

Tilde character -

Ring mark

Asterisk * or degree sign

Alt/Numeric Pad Sequence
Users of LK250 and other supported industry-standard keyboards, may
use this method to display characters that are not legended on the
keyboard. This method is especially useful for users of IBM XT and
IBM Personal Computer AT keyboards, who cannot use the three-key
compose sequence method, because their keyboard does not include a
Compose key.
You can use AltJNumeric pad sequences in both DOS and MS-Windows,
with any character set that is loaded.
To use the AltJNumeric pad sequence, take the following actions:

1. Locate on the relevant character set chart the ASCII value of the
character you wish to create.
2. Press and hold down the ALT key.

Creating Alternate Characters 2-11

3. Enter the three digits corresponding to the ASCII value of the
character you wish to create.
4. Release the ALT key.
See Appendix A which contains illustrated character set charts and their
corresponding ASCII values.

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3
Customizing the DOS Environment
The DOS environment you purchased defaults to the following
information:

•

U.S. keyboard

•

Industry-Standard Extended character set

•

U.S. Country Format Information (date, time, number, and currency
formats)

•

Industry-Standard Extended graphics font

•

Industry-Standard Extended collating sequence

If you do not want to use the default information, you may customize your
DOS environment so that it supports your preferences.
You can set up your country information either for the current session
only (that is, until you switch off or reboot your workstation), or as the
user-defined default.

Country Information That Can Be
Customized Within DOS
This section lists the country information you may customize, and
indicates the various methods of doing this.
•

Keyboard and Character Set
Using the DECKEYB and FONT commands. Any information
you change using this method will be valid for the current session
only. Note that both the DECKEYB and FONT commands are
available to VAXmate users. Only the DECKEYB command is
available to PC users.
Using the Configuration Aide. Note that this utility is not
available to standalone VAXmate users.

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3-2

Customizing the DOS Environment

Using the MS-DOS SELECT command. Note that this command
is not available to PC users.
Modifying the DECKEYB and FONT commands in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. VAXmate users can modify both these
commands; PC users can modify only the DECKEYB command.
To load your country collating sequence, use the SORT command. The

system will automatically load the collating sequence that corresponds
to the currently loaded character set.
•

Country Format Information (Date, Time, Number, Currency)
Using the LCOUNTRY command. Note that any information you
change using this method will be valid for the current session
only. This command is only available to VAXmate users.
Using the MS-DOS SELECT command. Note that this command
is not available to PC users.
Modifying the LCOUNTRY command in your CONFIG.SYS file.
Note that this command is not available to PC users.

•

Graphics Information
Using the GRAFTABL command. Note that any information you
change using this method will be valid for the current session
only. This command is not available to PC users.
Modifying the GRAFTABL command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file.

How to Use the DECKEYB, FONT and LCOUNTRY
Commands
To customize your keyboard, character set and country information for

the current session only, use the DECKEYB, FONT, and LCOUNTRY
commands.
Any changes you make using these commands will remain active until
you switch off or reboot your workstation. It is recommended that you run
these commands from the \ COUNTRY directory since that is where the
country files (.KEY and .FNT) are usually held. Otherwise you will need
to either use the APPEND command to append the \ COUNTRY directory
to whichever directory you are currently using, or set the default directory
to the COUNTRY area.
For further information on the DECKEYB, FONT, LCOUNTRY, PATH
and APPEND commands, see the MS-DOS Reference Manual.

Customizing the DOS Environment 3-3

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You may use the DECKEYB, FONT and LCOUNTRY commands in any
order, but you must ensure that all the files used in the commands
are compatible. For example, if you are setting up a French DOS
environment, and want to use the Digital Multinational Character Set,
you should enter the commands at the appropriate drive, as follows:
> DECKEYB MCSFR.KEY
> FONT MCS.FNT

> LCOUNTRY 033

(033 is the country code for France)

NOTE

Each country has its own National Replacement Character Set
(NRC). The MCS, ISO and STD (or ST2) character sets support all
Western European countries.
For a full list of supported country codes, .KEY and .FNT files, see the
MS-DOS Reference Manual.

How to Use the GRAFTABL Command
To customize your graphics font for the current session only, use the

GRAFTABL command.
NOTE

This command is not available to PC users.
It is recommended that you run this command from the \ COUNTRY
directory, since that is where the graphics files (.GRF) are usually held.
Otherwise you will need to either use the APPEND command to append
the \ COUNTRY directory to whichever directory you are currently using,
or set the default directory to the COUNTRY area. command in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT and AUTOUSERBAT files.
You must load the graphics font file that corresponds to your current
text font file. For example, if your current text font file is ST2.FNT (ST2
character set), you must enter the GRAFTABL command as follows:
> GRAFTABL ST2. GRF

For a full list of supported graphics font files, see the MS-DOS Reference
Manual.

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3-4

Customizing the DOS Environment

How to Use the SELECT Command
The SELECT command enables you to set up your keyboard, character
set and country format information as the user-defined default.
NOTE

The SELECT command is not available to PC users.
The SELECT command automatically inserts the DECKEYB and FONT
commands into your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, and the LCOUNTRY command
into your CONFIG.SYS file. Both these files are held in your root
directory, and are loaded each time your system is booted. For further
information on the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, see the
MS-DOS Reference Manual and Using Networks from Your Workstation.

To use the SELECT command, perform the following steps:
1. Decide which country information you wish to set up, then locate the
following information in the MS-DOS Reference Manual:
•

Country code

•

Character set code and .FNT filename

•

Country keyboard abbreviation and .KEY filename

For a full list of supported country codes, character set codes and
country keyboard abbreviations, see the MS-DOS Reference Manual.
You must ensure that the information you choose matches. For
example, if you want to set up Norwegian country information and
use the ST2 character set, you must choose the following information:
•

047

•

ST2 and ST2.FNT

•

NO and ST2NO.KEY

2. Move to your root directory (the directory from which you boot). Copy
the .FNT and .KEY files into your root directory from your system
directory, for example, at the prompt, enter:
> COPY L:\COUNTRY\filename *

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Customizing the DOS Environment 3-5

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3. From the root directory, enter the SELECT command. A Norwegian
user wanting to use the ST2 character set would enter the SELECT
command as follows:
> SELECT 047 ST2 NO

4. Reboot your workstation to make the new information in the
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files effective.
See the MS-DOS Reference Manual for further information on the
SELECT command.

How to Use the Configuration Aide
Client users can use the Country option of the Configuration Aide
(AIDE.EXE) to set up their preferred keyboard and character set as
the user-defined default. The Configuration Aide will store your selected
keyboard and character set in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, in the form of
DECKEYB and FONT commands for VAXmate users, and DECKEYB
commands for PC users.
For further information on the Configuration Aide, see Using Networks
from Your Workstation.

How to Modify Your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS Files
To set up your preferred country information as the user-defined default,
the relevant commands need to be listed in your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS files.
To set up your preferred keyboard, character set and graphics font,
edit the DECKEYB, FONT and GRAFTABL commands in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. To set up your preferred country format
information (date, time, number, currency), edit the LCOUNTRY
command in your CONFIG.SYS file.
For detailed information on the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files,
see the MS-DOS Reference Manual.

4
Customizing the MS-Windows
Environment
The MS-Windows environment you purchased is already set up to default
to your country requirements, that is, your usual country keyboard,
date format, time format, number format and currency format. You may
customize this environment to include your preferences.

Country Information That Can Be
Customized Within MS-Windows
Within MS-Windows, you can:
•

Select your preferred keyboard, using the MS-Windows SETUP utility.

•

Select your country preferences defaults.

•

Modify your country format information (date, time, number, currency,
etc.), using the Control Panel.

How to Use the SETUP Utility
To select your preferred keyboard, use the MS-Windows SETUP utility.
The SETUP utility creates a new version of MS-Windows (consisting
of seven files), which then becomes the user-defined default. Refer to
MS-Windows Enhancements for detailed information on how to use the
SETUP utility.
NOTE

You may only customize your MS-Windows keyboard if you have
write access to your system directory. Normally, only system
administrators and standalone users have such access.

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4-2

Customizing the MS-Windows Environment

If you are a system administrator, after you have used the SETUP utility
you should run the Configuration Aide, to include the location of the
new version of MS-Windows in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. For further
information on the Configuration Aide, see Using Networks from Your
Workstation.
If you are a standalone user, there are two w'ays of ensuring that the new
version of MS-Windows is used when MS-Windows is started:
•

Store the new version of MS-Windows in the subdirectory
\ WIN\STD, which overwrites the existing version of MS-Windows.

•

Alter the PATH command line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT to set up a
path for the new version of MS-Windows. See the MS-DOS Reference
Manual for detailed information on the PATH command.

For diagrams of all supported LK250 international keyboards, see the
appropriate section of this guide.

How to Use the Control Panel
Each time MS-Windows is started up, the system reads the WIN.lNI
file, which contains all the information specific to your MS-Windows
environment. To customize the country format information within your
MS-Windows environment, you need to amend your WIN.lNI file, using
the Control Panel. Any changes you make will be incorporated in your
WIN.lNI file, and will be effective immediately.
For detailed information on the WIN.lNI file, see the Microsoft Windows
User's Guide.

To change all the default country information to that of another country,
highlight your chosen country in the Control Panel list box.
If you want only to amend a particular format (for example, number
format), move the cursor to the appropriate field in the Control Panel
window, and overwrite the existing information.
For further information on the Control Panel, see the Microsoft Windows
User's Guide.

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174
124
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175
125
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59
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120
80
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81
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104
68
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105
69
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67
55
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53
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100
64
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4
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30
61
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42
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6
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3
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74
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114
76
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75
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115
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77
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116
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117

79
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134
92
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135
93
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154
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155
109
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171
121
79
172

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136
94
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156
110
6E

176
126
7E

137
95
SF

157
111
6F

b,.

177
127
IF

KEY
ASCII CHARACTER

EJ]Jsc
27
33

OCTAL
DECIMAL

HEX
LJ-OS95

Figure A-7 ST2 Character Set 0-7

Character Set Charts

••

., ••

a a
• 5~____~+-

____

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______ ______
~

~+-

____

~+-

______

A-9

LJ·1061

Figure A-8

ST2 Character Set 8-15

A-10 Character Set Charts

COLUMN

KEY ,..--..,.....--,
ASCII CHAflACH R

COLUMN ROW

ESC
33

OCTAL

DECIMAL

HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENCES
FROM A.SCII

L-_--'---...:".../ HE x

Figure A-9 Finnish 7-Bit National Replacement Character Set

LJ-0861

Character Set Charts

COLUMN

KEY
r--~-,

ASCII CHARACTER

ESC

COLUMN ROW

OCTAL

DECIMAL

HEX

L-_-'----'

HIGHLIGHTS DIFfERENCES
FROM ASCII

Figure A-10 French-Canadian 7-Bit National Replacement
Character Set

---------

U-0863

A-11

A-12

Character Set Charts

/
COLUMN

0
BITS
IROW

B7 0

84838281

o a 0

0
0

B6
B5

NUL

o 0 0

(XON~

DC3

IXOFFI

3
4

o , o 0
5

1'0

;;

001

1 0

CAN

1 0

101

(

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;;

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134

:~
135

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3B
74

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5
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13
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2
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0
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:~~79

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;~i --':;~"

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';: DEL :;;

KEY r-----r----.
ASCII CHARACTER

COLUMN ROW

ESC
33

OCTAL

DECIMAL

HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENCES
FROM ASCII

LJ·0862

Figure A-11

French 7·Bit National Replacement Character Set

Character Set Charts A-13

COLUMN

BITS
ROW

8483 B2 81

o 0

.7 0

0
0

NUL

o 0

DC1

IXON)

I
0

o 0
o 1

o I

DC3 ~~
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o 1 1

a 0

LF
VT

11
114
15

FF
CR
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SI

CAN

,~,

~:
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(
)

SUB

ESC

:1 *
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()

;;
IF

KEY .----,--,
ESC

COLUMN/ROW

OCTAL

DECIMAL

' - - _.............
18

9
:

;;

;

:: =
20

:~2E

'"::
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105
69
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127

110

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';:

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ASCII CHARACTER

33
64

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0
0

I"
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,
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4
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0
0

:;;

~ ~ --'"
155

::: Ii? • • :;:
';~ DEL

:;;"

HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENCES
FROM ASCII

HEX

LJ-0864

Figure A-12 German 7-Bit National Replacement Character Set

A-14

Character Set Charts

COLUMN

KEY
ASCII CHARACTE R

r-ES..,...c-"-,/-,,'"

OCTAL

DECIMAL

HEX

'-----'---'

Figure A-13

COLUMN/ROW

HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENCES

FROM ASCII

Italian 7·Bit National Replacement Character Set

LJ-OS93

Character Set Charts A-15

COLUMN

o
BITS
IROW

84838281

a a a a

B7 0
B6
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4
0
0

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'~~

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1

DC3

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1 1 0

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43

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HT

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125

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COLUMN ROW

OCTAL

DECIMAL

HEX

L--_'--....

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L
M

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74

166

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167
119
77

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127

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';~

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114

162

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'i;

140

;;

7
1

12
3

2".

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DEL

:;;

6E
0

HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENCES
FROM ASCII

LJ-0894

Figure A-14 Norwegian/Danish 7-Bit National Replacement
Character Set

(

A-1 6 Character Set Charts

COLUMN

KEY ,---...,---,
ASCII CHARACTER

ESC

COLUMN'ROW

OCTAL

DECIMAL

HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENCES
FROM ASCII

L-_-,-_'..:.B...J HE x
LJ·l064

Figure A-15

Swedish 7·81t National Replacement Character Set

Character Set Charts A-17

B8
.7

0
0

BITS_

3
1

, ,

DC3

(XOFF)

;;

CAN

;:
;:

000

o 0

'.'

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ESC ~~

•

3
4

"
;;
37

17
F

"-:~

'~:

'02

;;
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;

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3F

':: s

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:~;

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::~

'i:

'"9

5-'-

'i:

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112

113

114

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';:
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:::'8

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152

',':.

,;~

';~

:;:
:;:

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173

';;

:~:

:;:

..2£

::~

;;~

'DI

-'::

'::

';; Ii?·1 ':;
4E

'::
'::

:~:

;:
':: w ':;

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;;

'::

:~;

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123

'03

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0
0

6
50

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0
0

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+
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30

•

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21

a 0

,,, 1~£1 ;;
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o 0

0
0

NUL

o 0

COLUMN

.4 B3 B2 BI ROW

0000

~
7E

';~ DEL

:;;

KEY
ASCII CHARACTE R

ESC

1/11

COLUMN/ROW

OCTAL

DECIMAL

HEX
LJ-l065

Figure A-16

Swiss 7-Bit National Replacement Character Set

A-18

Character Set Charts

COLUMN

BITS
B4 83 92 61

o 0

o 0 0

o 0 ,

o 0

o 1 0

1 0

01'

1 0

1 0 0

B7 0
B6
85

4
0

NUL

1 0

110

L.t;i;;

IXOFF!

h.t ;;

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103

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7
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123

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144

164

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v ':'

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H'~

127

';:
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5E

I';;

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:~;

I';g
50

(

:;
32
33

';;
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DC3

1'6602

;'"

':::

10,,0
30i?40

27,

:~ I>i>

111

:2~

- :;;

ASCII CHARACTER

COLUMN ROW

ESC
33

OCTAL

'}7

DECIMAL

HEX

HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENCES
FADM ASCII

LJ-l062

Figure A-17 Spanish 7-Blt National Replacement Character Set

Character Set Charts A-19

COLUMN

•

BITS
IROW

B4 BJ B2 81

o 0

.7 0
86

.5
NUL

2
0

0
1

0
0

o 0 0

OCt

[XQN!

11
22

o 0

1 0
12

2
3

o 0

o 1 0

DCa
·(XOFF)

o 1 o 1

1 0 0

15
26

-'7

CAN

•

30
18
31

,.,

1 1

)

,.;;
;~

122

35
66

67
37
70

;;
;~

;;

:7~

';;

:~;

':~

'~:

':;

'~;

:~:

1~~

'~:

'~:
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:~6.

'~!

'!~

:~;

'~:

:~~

'~:

':: w ';;

'~~

';~

:i;

';~

:~~

[

';;
';;
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:~;

'~;

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4.

';;

';:

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';;

]

';~
4F

:;:

:;~

{

:;;

:~;

}

:;:

.7.C

';~

:;; DEL ';;

:~~

:~;
58

.66

';~

1
1

.3C

'~~

':,

ESC

(

'~;

1 0

;

'~g

'~~

;;
;;
~ *

SUB

1 0

1. 0

,
11

;;

0
0

:;
:;

4
5

o 1 1 1
1 0

23
13

3
4

o ,

1
0

1
1

3
0

KEY
ASCII CHARACTER

.----ESC-'1-/11..., COLUMN/ROW
33

OCTAL

DECIMAL

....

'---"--

HEX

Figure A-18 U.K. 7-Bit National Replacement Character Set

LJ·l066

B
International Keyboards

[GlGlalBl

LJ-0826

Figure B-1

Canadian-English Keyboard

s,k .. ,

.....

5,.1

IBIBlBlGJ ~I IBlGlalBl

Figure B-2

Canadian-French Keyboard

B-1

B-2

International Keyboards

".,". I

l8l8IEllBl8I [8ltJlSl8lB1 (El1BlBJE]]

[B]c::=J]

,.". I

IGlBialBl

LJ-0828

Figure B-3

Danish Keyboard

s.>o,,,,!

s•• ~

/EllBialBl

LJ-0829

Figure B-4

Finnish Keyboard

International Keyboards

(ElldBldBl

Figure 8-5

':::: '''~~I -

,•• ,. I

B-3

.,,,,,1

IBIBJBlGJ IB[~I IBlGlalG:1

French Keyboard

"."" I

'""'''1

IBlGlalBl

Figure 8-6

GermanIAustrian Keyboard

8-4

International Keyboards

LJ·0833

Figure B-7

Italian Keyboard

'",,"' I

.",., I

IGlElIBlB/
\

Figure B-8

Norwegian Keyboard

International Keyboards

8-5

(
P@C$JI IBlGlalGl

LJ-0835

Figure 8-9 Spanish Keyboard
~"" I

",,"" I

IBlGlalGl

LJ-0836

Figure 8-10 Swedish Keyboard

8-6

International Keyboards

[E1lEJlslEllBl

ISIGlBlGJ lB~1 [GlBlBlGl

LJ-0837

Figure 8-11

Swiss-French Keyboard
_I

&1> ....

@lBlBlGJ
/

LJ-0838

Figure 8-12 Swiss-German Keyboard

International Keyboards

8-7

RE2421

Figure 8-13 US/UK Keyboard

(

I
/

( ~
..

Index
A
AltlNumeric Pad Sequence, 2-3,
2-10
Alternate Character, 2-1

(

Character Set Code, 3--4
Character Sets, 1-1,3-3
Digital Multinational Character
Set, 1-1,3-3
In DOS, 1-3
Industry-Standard Extended,
1-1, 2-5, 3-1
Industry-Standard Norway and
Denmark Extended, 1-1
In MS-Windows, 1-2
ISO, 2-3, 3-3
ISO Latin-I, 1-1
MCS, 1-1, 2-3, 3-3
National Replacement Character
Set, 1-1, 3-3
NRC, 1-1, 3-3
ST2, 1-1,3-3,3--4
STD, 1-1,3-3
Collating Sequence, 3-2
Industry-Standard Extended,
3-1
Compose Key, 2-5, 2-10
Compose Sequence
Three-Key, 2-3, 2-5
Two-Key, 2-3
Configuration Aide, 3-1,3-5
Control Panel, 4-1,4-2
Country Code, 3-4
Country Format Information
Currency, 3-1, 3-2, 3-5
Date, 3-1,3-2,3-5

Country Format Information
(cont'd.)
Number, 3-1,3-2,3-5
Time, 3-1, 3-2, 3-5
Country Keyboard Abbreviation,
3--4
Customizing
DOS Environment, 3-1
MS-Windows Environment, 4-1

D
Dead-diacriticals, 2-4
Diacritical Mark, 2-10
DOS Commands
APPEND, 3-2, 3-3
DECKEYB, 1-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-5
FONT, 1-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-5
GRAFTABL, 3-2, 3-3, 3-5
LCOUNTRY, 3-2, 3-5
MS-DOS SELECT, 3-2
PATH, 3-3, 4-2
SELECT, 3--4
SORT, 3-2

F
Files
AIDE.EXE, 3-5
AUTOEXEC.BAT, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4,
3-5,4-2
AUTOUSER.BAT, 3-3
CONFIG.SYS, 3-2, 3--4, 3-5
WIN.INI, 4-2

G
Graphics Font, 3-3
Industry-Standard Extended,
3-1

Index 1

Index

International Standards
Orgarrlzation, 1-1

Nonspacing Diacritical Mark, 2-3

Keyboards
AT, 2-10
International, 2-2
LK250, 2-3, 2-10
XT, 2-10

PC, 3-2,3-4

S
SETUP, 4-1

V
VAXmate, 1-3
VAXmate Standalone, 3-1,4-1

PCSA
International Features Guide
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