Your Name wrote on 13. January 2016:   
   >   
   > In article <87ziw95b4b.fsf@usenet.ankman.de>, Andreas Kohlbach   
   >  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Wasn't there a certain key to press that it would print the key you   
   >> actually type on the screen?   
   >   
   > Possibly - I really couldn't be bothered playing with the crappy things   
   > long enough to find out / remember. The commands were printed on the   
   > "keys" themselves though.   
      
   Yep, I once saw it. I was amazed when I visited the UK in 1986 with other   
   students and saw the kids of the host family had one. Had no idea why   
   words are printed on the keys.   
      
   Making the Commodore 64 floppy disks I brought with me [1] to swap some   
   software obsolete. *g*   
      
   And while I am nowadays more interested in vintage computers I never   
   owned, I emulate Spectrum, ZX81 and others on the PC. Had to find myself   
   a manual of what keys to press on the Specci to just issue the load   
   command for example. I think it's a "j", how intuitive.   
      
   [1] I never thought before about the customs at the border could be a   
       problem. But just when they pulled us out to inspect our bus and   
       luggage I realized that might have not been a good idea. Luckily   
       they didn't found the floppies. :-)   
   --   
   Andreas   
      
   I use a Unix based operating system, which means I get laid almost as often   
   as I have to reboot my computer.   
      
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