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Alex22

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    Cyrillic input
    « on: October 22, 2014, 02:55:50 PM »
    Please, tell me, is there a way to type in cyrillic using MS-DOS text editor. I have a PC on which there is only MS-DOS and now I am quite all right with it for doing my job but the lack of cyrillic is a big problem for me. Please help!

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    Re: Cyrillic input
    « Reply #1 on: October 22, 2014, 03:10:55 PM »
    " Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined. "

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      Re: Cyrillic input
      « Reply #2 on: October 22, 2014, 03:44:14 PM »
      Thanks but how to install them in DOS, how to use them. Also how to change between English-Cyrillic? :) Sorry for all these questions but I dont understand DOS very well, actually I know very little.

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      Re: Cyrillic input
      « Reply #3 on: October 22, 2014, 04:17:41 PM »
      Here is information from the CH archives.
      http://www.computerhope.com/keybhlp.htm
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      The keyb is an external command that is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.
      ...
      Loading the Keyboard as United States format in Windows 95 and Windows 98:
      keyb us, ,c:\windows\command\keyboard.sys
      The two letter code after keyb specifies which keyboard  to use.
      Here are some common layouts:
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout
      Here is another reference about Keyb
      Google Books- MS-DOS 6.22
      You want code 866 for Cyrillic
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_866