Re: [Freedos-user] Backslash key on UK keyboard not recognised

2020-05-04 Thread tom ehlert
> Thank you for the pointer. I checked my autoexec.bat, and as set up when > I installed FreeDOS it loaded mkeyb UK in conventional memory. as I understand your backslash key doesn't produce any character at all. whatever the reason, mkeyb has a debug mode mkeyb uk /T here it will show you all

Re: [Freedos-user] Backslash key on UK keyboard not recognised

2020-05-03 Thread Ralf Quint
On 5/3/2020 9:15 AM, Ian Park wrote: Hi Ralf (I deduce from the time difference that it's "good morning" with you...) Well, yes, though while I am German, I am living in the country side of Los Angeles, but had left early for some community event around 8am... ;-) Thank you for the pointer.

Re: [Freedos-user] Backslash key on UK keyboard not recognised

2020-05-03 Thread Eric Auer
Hi! MKEYB has a few built-in maps, so you need no separate map file. Check the command line help. If you do use full keyb, remember to remove the REM which comments it out ;-) Regards, Eric ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourcefo

Re: [Freedos-user] Backslash key on UK keyboard not recognised

2020-05-03 Thread Ian Park
On 03/05/2020 15:48, Ralf Quint wrote: On 5/3/2020 1:49 AM, Ian Park wrote: Good morning Over the past few days I've progressed as far as installing FreeDOS 1.2 on an old PC (HP Deskpro low profile, 1700MHz Pentium, 512MB RAM, 20GB HDD, CD ROM drive). Still early stages, I'm finding my way a

Re: [Freedos-user] Backslash key on UK keyboard not recognised

2020-05-03 Thread Ralf Quint
On 5/3/2020 1:49 AM, Ian Park wrote: Good morning Over the past few days I've progressed as far as installing FreeDOS 1.2 on an old PC (HP Deskpro low profile, 1700MHz Pentium, 512MB RAM, 20GB HDD, CD ROM drive). Still early stages, I'm finding my way around before I try to move on to connect

[Freedos-user] Backslash key on UK keyboard not recognised

2020-05-03 Thread Ian Park
Good morning Over the past few days I've progressed as far as installing FreeDOS 1.2 on an old PC (HP Deskpro low profile, 1700MHz Pentium, 512MB RAM, 20GB HDD, CD ROM drive). Still early stages, I'm finding my way around before I try to move on to connecting to a network (but that's another s