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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: ALT key with nums
Message-ID: <167@eli.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 17-Mar-87 02:00:54 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 17 02:00:54 1987
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Organization: Electric Logic, Inc., Washington, D.C.
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In article <15183@amdcad.UUCP>, philip@amdcad.UUCP (Philip Freidin) writes:
> I have just discovered the capability of entering special codes above
> 127 (decimal) by holding down the alt key, and entering the decimal value
> in the range 000 to 255 on the numeric key pad. This doesn't look like a
> bug, so it must be a feature :-) .   Can someone please direct me to
> documentation that details the names (shapes) of all the IBM standard
> characters for codes 128 thru 255. 

Two definitive sources:

	IBM PC Tech Reference Manual part number 6025005
		Appendix C

	IBM PC-DOS Manual (part number not on hand)

Feature is clearly documented.