QUEBEC.TXT

last updated by Roedy Green on 1996 November 15

Purpose
*******

If your keyboard looks like this, then QUEBEC will let you use
it under MS DOS.

 Esc     F1  F2  F3  F4  F5  F6  F7  F8  F9  F10  F11  F12


~~   !   @   #   $   %   ^   @   *   (   )  ---  +    Bsp
`"   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   0   -   =

  Tab  Q   W   E   R   T   Y   U   I   O   P    {?   }]
       q   w   e   r   t   y   u   i   o   p    [/   ][

CapsLock A   S   D   F   G   H   J   K   L   :   "^  Ent
         a   s   d   f   g   h   j   k   l   ;   '`

      Shf  Z   X   C   V   B   N   M   <'   >.   ?   Shf  |
           z   x   c   v   b   n   m   ,,   ..   /        \

Ctrl  Alt                  Space                    Alt-Gr   Ctrl


The particular keyboard supported IS NOT Microsoft's French
Canadian layout which uses a non standard 863 code page (with
complete upper case accented letters).  This keyboard is closer
to the standard English keyboard using the American standard 437
codepage (with few uppercase accented letters).  It has seven
unusual keys:

~ ~     { ?     } ]     " ^     < '     < .     ? c,
` "     [ /     ] [     ' `     , ,     . .     / e'


If your keyboard is different, you can still use QUEBEC, but you
will have to touch type, since the legends on your keys will not
match.  You can use the QUEBEC source code to create variants
for different keyboards.  If doing that is beyond your current
level of skill, we at Canadian Mind Products will do it for you
for a $250 fee.

Usage
*****

Insert this command near the end of your autoexec.bat file:

Quebec.Com

It will translate your keyboard to French Canadian layout.

NOTE: There is no way to get rid of Quebec except by rebooting.
However, if you load it in a DESQview window, you can get rid of
it by closing the window.  There is no hot key to enable or
disable it.

To get the left-hand legends, you hit Alt-Gr (Right alt).  To
get accented keys, hit the accent key, then a letter.  To get a
plain accent, hit an accent key twice.  Accent keys include:
' acute (aigu), ` grave, ^ hat (circonflexe),  " diaeresis
(trema), ~ tilde.

Accentable letters are a c e i n o u y < > -- upper or lower case
                           n     
                       A   I N O U Y  

The right hand legends are French, the left English.  The
English legends are never considered as dead-key accents, only
as punctuation.

Limitations
***********

QUEBEC does NOT work under WINDOWS, since Windows bypasses BIOS
to use the keyboard.

NOTE: There is no way to get rid of Quebec except by rebooting.
However, if you load it in a DESQview window, you can get rid of
it my closing the window.  There is no hot key to enable or
disable it.

Note it only works on AT computers.  XT computers require you to
load KEYB first.  Only use it ONCE!

There is no hot key Ctrl-Alt-F2 Ctrl-Alt-F1 enable/disable.

GETTING THE LATEST VERSION
**************************

Look for the latest version at my Web site:
  http://mindprod.com

REGISTERING
***********

To register send $10 in either Canadian or American funds payable
to:

Roedy Green
Canadian Mind Products
#208 - 525 Ninth Street
New Westminster BC Canada
V5H 2N6
tel:(604) 435-3052
mailto:roedy@mindprod.com
http://mindprod.com

At the current exchange rate of $.70, paying in Canadian funds
should be somewhat cheaper.  We save bank charges when you do
that.  You can pay by cheque, Visa, bank draft, or money order.
Sorry we are too small to accept other credit cards.

We will send you the latest version of Quebec and a 1.44 MB
diskette filled with a suite of other Canadian Mind Products
utilities, including source code.

GETTING THE LATEST VERSION

Look for the latest version at my Web site:
  http://mindprod.com

Please mention the program title since we sell many other products.
It would also be helpful if you mentioned the URL or source of where
you got your shareware copy.  I want to make sure that site is kept
kept up to date.


SITE LICENSES
*************

If you wish a site license to use Quebec on multiple
machines you can compute the cost using the following
formula:

Unit cost = $10 * sqrt( 1/n ) where n is the number of copies.

Total cost = $10 * n * sqrt( 1/n ) rounded the nearest dollar if
you wish.

count    unit  total cost
1      $10.00  $10.00
2       $7.07  $14.14
3       $5.77  $17.32
4       $5.00  $20.00
5       $4.47  $22.36
6       $4.08  $24.49
7       $3.78  $26.46
8       $3.54  $28.28
9       $3.33  $30.00
10      $3.16  $31.62
15      $2.58  $38.73
20      $2.24  $44.72
25      $2.00  $50.00
30      $1.83  $54.77
40      $1.58  $63.25
50      $1.41  $70.71
75      $1.15  $86.60
100     $1.00  $100.00
200     $0.71  $141.42
250     $0.63  $158.11
500     $0.45  $223.61

500 copies is considered an unlimited site license for $223.61

Unlimited licence would entitle you to a non-exclusive
irrevocable worldwide licence to use, copy and distribute
QUEBEC within your own organization.  You would
not have the right to sell it to other parties. However,
if you were a retailer, or manufacturer, it would give you
the right to install it on any machines you sell.  If you
were a consultant, it would give you the right to install
it on any machines you service.

You may modify the source code to your own requirements,
but the name and address of Canadian Mind Products must
not be removed from the executable code COM file.
However, our name and address need not display when Quebec
is run. Quebec must be used for non-military purposes only
with the exception of U.N.  sanctioned peace keeping
missions.

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