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- COUNTRY.TXT
-
-
- SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON MS-DOS 6.22 -- CUSTOMIZING FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
- ============================================================================
-
- This file provides information on customizing MS-DOS 6.22 for international
- use. This information is not included in the MICROSOFT MS-DOS USER'S
- GUIDE, MS-DOS Help or the README.TXT file. It supplements the international
- keyboard and character set information provided in Section 1 of the
- README.TXT file that accompanied MS-DOS 6.22.
-
- This file covers the following topics:
-
- 1. Additional Character Set (Codepage) and Keyboard Support
- 1.1 The KEYBRD2.SYS File
- 1.2 The EGA.CPI, EGA2.CPI, and EGA3.CPI Files
- 1.3 Configuring Your Computer to Use International-Language Settings
- 2. Switching Between Modes on Dual-Mode Keyboards
- 3. Quick Reference Tables for International Language Support
-
- 1. Additional Character Set (Codepage) and Keyboard Support
- ============================================================
- MS-DOS 6.22 includes the KEYBRD2.SYS, EGA2.CPI and EGA3.CPI files, which
- offer support for additional keyboards and character sets (codepages).
- You use these files just as you would the KEYBOARD.SYS and EGA.CPI files.
- MS-DOS also includes new country settings in COUNTRY.SYS.
-
- MS-DOS 6.22 includes new country settings in COUNTRY.SYS that use the
- new keyboards and character sets. For more information, see the tables
- in section 4 of this file. For a complete list of all the countries,
- keyboards and character sets provided by MS-DOS 6.22, see section 4
- of this file.
-
- Note: ISO.CPI, an additional codepage information file, provides
- ISO-compliant fonts that can be used in place of the standard
- MS-DOS fonts. The ISO.CPI file is included in the MS-DOS Resource
- Kit; to obtain it, send in the coupon in the back of your MS-DOS
- USER'S GUIDE.
-
- 1.1 The KEYBRD2.SYS File
- -------------------------
- The KEYBRD2.SYS file is essentially similar to KEYBOARD.SYS; you use it
- just as you would the KEYBOARD.SYS file. The differences between
- KEYBOARD.SYS and KEYBRD2.SYS are:
-
- o KEYBRD2.SYS contains support for the following keyboards, which
- are not supported by KEYBOARD.SYS:
-
- Country/Language Keyboard layout Keyboard ID
- ---------------- --------------- -----------
- Canada (standard CAN/CSA-Z keyboard) cf See below.
- Brazil (secondary standard keyboard) br 274, 275
- Bulgaria bg 442
- Greece gk 319
- Iceland is 161
- Macedonia and Serbia/Montenegro yc 118
- Romania ro 333
- Russian ru 441
- Turkish tr 440, 179
-
- o Although KEYBRD2.SYS contains a Canadian keyboard with the same
- keyboard code (058) and identifier (cf) as KEYBOARD.SYS, the
- layout of the two keyboards is different. The Canadian keyboard
- layout in KEYBRD2.SYS meets the standard set forth by the Canadian
- government's specification 243.200-92 (CAN/CSA-Z). The keyboard
- layout in KEYBOARD.SYS is more commonly used, but does not meet
- Canadian government specifications.
-
- o The KEYBRD2.SYS file does not include support for the following
- keyboards supported by KEYBOARD.SYS:
-
- Belgium
- Danish
- French
- Japan
- Latin America
- Netherlands
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Switzerland (German)
- Switzerland (French)
-
- o KEYBRD2.SYS contains changes to the German keyboard that are
- not in KEYBOARD.SYS. In the German keyboard, the SHIFT lock
- behavior of the top row of the keyboard is now functionally
- the same as the US keyboard (that is, "typewriter mode"
- has been removed).
-
- 1.2 The EGA.CPI, EGA2.CPI, and EGA3.CPI Files
- ----------------------------------------------
- MS-DOS 6.22 includes three codepage information (.CPI) files, each
- of which contains information for different code pages.
-
- EGA.CPI contains the following:
-
- 437 - United States
- 850 - Multilingual (Latin I)
- 852 - Slavic/Eastern European (Latin II)
- 860 - Portuguese
- 863 - Canadian-French
- 865 - Nordic
-
- EGA2.CPI contains the following:
-
- 737 - Greek II
- 850 - Multilingual (Latin I)
- 852 - Slavic/Eastern European (Latin II)
- 857 - Turkish
- 861 - Icelandic
- 869 - Greek
-
- EGA3.CPI contains the following:
-
- 437 - United States
- 850 - Multilingual (Latin I)
- 852 - Slavic/Eastern European (Latin II)
- 855 - Cyrillic I
- 866 - Russian (Cyrillic II)
-
- 1.3 Configuring Your Computer to Use International-Language Settings
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- To use country settings or a character set other than the standard
- ones (United States), you must edit your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
- files.
-
- For example, to use the new Icelandic settings, carry out the
- following steps:
-
- 1. Add the following commands to your CONFIG.SYS file:
-
- REM ICELAND SETTINGS
- COUNTRY=354,861,C:\DOS\COUNTRY.SYS
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\DISPLAY.SYS CON=(,,2)
-
- 2. Add the following commands to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
-
- REM ICELAND SETTINGS
- MODE CON CP PREPARE=((861 850) c:\DOS\EGA2.CPI
- MODE CON CP SELECT=861
- KEYB IS,,C:\DOS\KEYBRD2.SYS
-
- 3. Restart your computer.
-
-
- 2. Switching Between Modes on Dual-Mode Keyboards
- ==================================================
- MS-DOS 6.22 includes dual-mode keyboard support for Greek,
- French Canadian, Bulgarian, Serbia/Montenegro, and Russian keyboards.
- These keyboards allow you to easily switch between two different
- keyboard modes. When your computer starts with one of these keyboards,
- the primary mode is active. To switch modes, press the appropriate
- key combination (listed below).
-
- The key combinations for the Greek keyboard are as follows:
-
- Mode description Key combination
- ---------------- ---------------
- Primary mode Latin ALT+LEFT SHIFT
- Secondary mode Greek ALT+RIGHT SHIFT
-
- The key combinations for the French Canadian keyboard are as follows:
-
- Mode description Key combination
- ---------------- ---------------
- Primary mode Latin CTRL+RIGHT SHIFT
- Secondary mode Latin II CTRL+LEFT SHIFT
-
- The key combinations for the Bulgarian, Russian, Serbia/Montenegro and
- Macedonia keyboards are as follows:
-
- Mode description Key combination
- ---------------- ---------------
- Primary mode Latin ALT+LEFT SHIFT
- Secondary mode Cyrillic ALT+RIGHT SHIFT
-
-
- 4. Quick Reference Tables for International Language Support
- =============================================================
- The following table lists each country supported by MS-DOS 6.22,
- along with the associated character set, CPI file, and keyboard codes.
-
- Supported
- Country Character Keyboard Keyboard
- Country Code Sets CPI File Code ID
- ===================== ====== ========== ======== ======== ========
- Albania 355 852, 850 EGA.CPI -- ---
- Area South
- (Arabic Countries) 785 850, 864* EGA.CPI -- ---
- Argentina 054 850, 437 EGA.CPI la ---
- Australia 061 437, 850 EGA.CPI us ---
- Austria 043 850, 437 EGA.CPI gr See section
- 1.1
- Belgium 032 850, 437 EGA.CPI be ---
- Bosnia/Herzegovina 387 852, 850 EGA.CPI yu 234
- Brazil 055 850, 437 EGA.CPI br 274, 275
- Bulgaria 359 855, 850 EGA3.CPI bg 442
- Canada French 002 850, 863 EGA.CPI cf See section
- 1.1
- Canada English 004 850, 863 EGA.CPI cf See section
- 1.1
- Chile 056 850, 437 EGA.CPI la ---
- Colombia 057 850, 437 EGA.CPI la ---
- Croatia 384 852, 850 EGA.CPI yu 234
- Czech Republic 042 852, 850 EGA.CPI cz 243
- Denmark 045 850, 865 EGA.CPI dk ---
- Ecuador 593 850, 437 EGA.CPI la ---
- Finland 358 850, 437 EGA.CPI su ---
- France 033 850, 437 EGA.CPI fr 120, 189
- Germany 049 850, 437 EGA.CPI gr See section
- 1.1
- Greece 030 869, 737, EGA2.CPI gk 319
- 850
- Hong Kong 852 437, ** EGA.CPI -- ---
- Hungary 036 852, 850 EGA.CPI hu ---
- Iceland 354 850, 861 EGA2.CPI is 161
- India 091 437, ** EGA.CPI -- ---
- International English 061 437, 850 EGA.CPI -- ---
- Ireland 353 850, 437 EGA.CPI uk ---
- Israel 972 850, 862* EGA.CPI -- ---
- Italy 039 850, 437 EGA.CPI it 141, 142
- Japan 081 437, 932* EGA.CPI jp ---
- Korea 082 437, 934* EGA.CPI -- ---
- Latin America 003 850, 437 EGA.CPI la ---
- Macedonia 389 855, 850 EGA3.CPI yc 118
- Malaysia 060 437, ** EGA.CPI -- ---
- Mexico 052 850, 437 EGA.CPI la ---
- Netherlands 031 850, 437 EGA.CPI nl ---
- New Zealand 064 437, 850 EGA.CPI us ---
- Norway 047 850, 865 EGA.CPI no ---
- People's Republic
- of China 086 437, 936* EGA.CPI -- ---
- Poland 048 852, 850 EGA.CPI pl ---
- Portugal 351 850, 860 EGA.CPI po ---
- Romania 040 852, 850 EGA.CPI ro 333
- Russia 007 866, 855, EGA3.CPI ru 441
- 852, 850,
- 437
- Serbia/Montenegro 381 855, 850 EGA3.CPI yc 118
- Singapore 065 437, ** EGA.CPI -- ---
- Slovakia 421 852, 850 EGA.CPI sl 245
- Slovenia 386 852, 850 EGA.CPI yu 234
- South Africa 027 437, 850 EGA.CPI us ---
- Spain 034 850, 437 EGA.CPI sp ---
- Sweden 046 850, 437 EGA.CPI sv ---
- Switzerland 041 850, 437 EGA.CPI sf (French)
- sg (German)
- Taiwan 886 437, 938* EGA.CPI -- ---
- Turkey 090 857, 850 EGA2.CPI tr 440, 179
- United Kingdom 044 850, 437 EGA.CPI uk 166, 168
- United States 001 437, 850 EGA.CPI us ---
- Venezuela 058 850, 437 EGA.CPI la ---
- Yugoslavia 038 852, 850 EGA.CPI yu 234
- Yugoslavia Cyrillic 038 855, 850 EGA3.CPI yc 118
-
- * Although COUNTRY.SYS supports the country conventions (date, time,
- currency, etc.) associated with code pages 862 (Hebrew), 864 (Arabic),
- 932 (Japanese), 934 (Korean), 936 (PRC Chinese), and 938 (Taiwanese),
- those character sets (code pages) are available only with the
- associated special versions of MS-DOS (Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese,
- Korean, PRC Chinese, and Taiwanese).
-
- ** Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, and Singapore have been added to COUNTRY.SYS
- to give access to these countries' settings when using Universal English.
- If you need to use settings for one of these countries using the primary
- language for that country, contact the appropriate International
- Microsoft Office (Microsoft Hong Kong Limited, Microsoft Systems Private
- Limited (India), Microsoft Malaysia Sdn Bhd, or Microsoft Singapore Pte
- Ltd).
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