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State Indicators

You can use

the

state indicator (positions 53-56

the

status line)

determine

what

the

communications program expects for input and what action it takes. The

states are HOME, EDIT, SCRL (scroll), XMIT (transmit), and PROC (process). The

states,

the

keys you can press,

the

results, and

the

state

the

communications

program enters are

follows:

Note:

The special functions are activated by holding down

the

CMD

key and then

pressing

the

appropriate key.

HOME

Keys

Results Next

State

Command Enters

the

command character.

EDIT

Edit

Starts

the

edit

operation.

EDIT

Shift lock Changes

the

5100

shift status,

HOME

and transmits

the

appropriate

shift character if required.

Tab set Sets a

tab

the

cursor position.

HOME

Tab

reset

Clears

the

tab, if any,

the

HOME

cursor position.

Home

Resets

the

bypass function.

HOME

OUT

Transmits an OUT character

XMIT

(APL and APL.SV only).

•

Backspace

Transmits a backspace function

XMIT

character

(CMD

key

not

required).

•

Forward space

Same

space bar

(CM

D key

not

XMIT

required).

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Brand	IBM
Model	5100
Category	Laptop
Language	English

IBM 5100 Communications Manual

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