The keyboard layouts are introduced separately below, followed by a com-
mon description of the individual
keys.
If vou have the full size keyboard, read the
description below and then skip to the section titled "PET Key Groups." If vou
have the compact keyboard, skip the next section and begin reading at the sec-
tion titled
"Compact
Keyboard."
Full Size Keyboard
The full size "graphies" keyboard
is
illustrated in Figure 2-3. The CBM
keyboard
is
very similar in
layout
but
the graphie symbols are not printed
on
the
keys.
If vou have a CBM, use Figure 2-3 and Table 2-2 to locate graphie symbols
on
the CBM keyboard.
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Figure 2-3. Full Size
PET
Keyboard
The keyboard consists of 74 keys, most of
which
have
an
upper shift and a
lower shift.
Two
symbols or operations are shown
on
the same
key.
Most
of the
upper shift symbols are graphie
keys.
For these keys. the larger top
imprint
is
for
unshifted mode, and the graphie symbol
is
shown
on
the front side of the
key.
For
non-graphie keys both operations
are
shown on the top
imprint
the upper one
being for shifted mode and the lower one for unshifted mode.
SHIFT.
SHIFT
LOCK,
the
SPACE
bar. and
RETURN
are
exceptions.
The letters are arranged like those of a typewriter and, to the
right
the num-
bers are organized into a numeric pad similar to
that
of
an
adding machine or
calculator. (The number
"5"
on the CBM
has
a raised
dot
to locate
it
by finger
touch.) Those familiar
with
a typewriter keyboard should feel comfortable
with
this full size
PET
keyboard. Where possible, the special symbols are placed where
they normally reside on a typewriter keyboard.
One feature of the
PET
keyboard
is
that
the letters (A-Z). numbers (0-9). and
special symbols
(*,
%,
#,
etc.)
are
ail typed in unshifted mode. These frequently
used characters are thus readily accessible.
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