Via:	uk.ac.southampton; Fri, 10 Sep 1993 11:23:51 +0100
Date:	Thu, 9 Sep 1993 23:54:43 -0600
From:	Randolph Back <rback AT csn DOT org>
To:	coe AT leopard DOT cs DOT uidaho DOT edu
Cc:	demacs AT cs DOT umbc DOT edu
Subject:	questions
Sender:	C DOT C DOT Boucher AT southampton DOT ac DOT uk

> 1.  How come the keys C-@ or C-space do not set the mark?
>     ( am I missing something obvious).

I don't believe it is possible to get this particular keystroke combination
through DOS, at least not through the BIOS.
C-@ and C-space both correspond to an ASCII null, which is
used in the DOS keyboard interface as a prefix to indicate that a function
key has been pressed.

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Randolph Back					rback AT csn DOT org
Back Software & Consulting, Inc.
POB 8005, #344, Boulder, CO 80306

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