Pathmaker Programming Guide

Terminal Function Keys
How to Operate a DB Requester Application
B–18 067868 Tandem Computers Incorporated
Terminal Function
Keys
To perform operations with a DB requester Pathmaker application, the terminal
function keys, located across the top of the keyboard, are used. Entries in the function
key field identify the function keys for the T16-652x and T16-653x terminals. The
comparable program function and attention keys for IBM-327x terminals appear in
parentheses.
If an IBM-327x terminal is being used, the ENTER key serves as a shift key for twelve
operations corresponding to the Tandem shifted F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F10, F12, F13,
F14, and F15 keys. To use these corresponding shifted functions, the end user must do
the following:
1. Press the ENTER key first. The screen displays the word SHIFT, and the PF keys
take on their secondary functions. To cancel a SHIFT operation before execution,
the ENTER key can be pressed again.
2. Press the appropriate PF key. It is not necessary to hold the ENTER key down
when the PF key is pressed.