7171.INI is an MS-DOS Kermit command file that may be used to set up function keys for use with the 7171 front ends, SIMB, CLIO, etc, for IBM 3270 terminal emulation. The definitions are mostly the same as in MSKERMIT.INI (MSIIBM.INI), but differ in some details. MS-DOS Kermit is very flexible, and users may make whatever key assignments or other customizations they find desirable. One notable difference between 7171.INI and MSKERMIT.INI is that 7171.INI uses Heath-19 terminal emulation. This uncovers an extra feature of the 7171 not found in its VT100 suppport, namely that the cursor becomes highlighted when the terminal is in insert mode. Here's a quick reference to the key assignments made by 7171.INI: PC key IBM function PC key IBM func. PC key IBM function F1 PF1 F2 PF2 Shift F1 PF11 Shift F2 PF12 Alt F1 PF21 Alt F2 PF22 tab -->| TAB Ctrl F1 PA1 Ctrl F2 PA2 shift tab |<-- BACK TAB F3 PF3 F4 PF4 Shift F3 PF13 Shift F4 PF14 Enter /___| ENTER Alt F3 PF23 Alt F4 PF24 \ Ctrl F3 undefined Ctrl F4 undefined Ctrl L CLEAR F5 PF5 F6 PF6 Shift F5 PF15 Shift F6 PF16 Del DELETE CHAR Alt F5 PA1 Alt F6 PA1 Ctrl F5 PA1 Ctrl F6 PA2 Ins TOGGLE INSERT Gray + PA2 F7 PF7 F8 PF8 Ctrl J NEWLINE Shift F7 PF17 Shift F8 PF18 Alt F7 undefined Alt F8 NEWLINE Ctrl Enter NEWLINE Ctrl F7 undefined Ctrl F8 NEWLINE F9 PF9 F10 PF10 Shift F9 PF19 Shift F10 PF20 Alt F9 undefined Alt F10 undefined Ctrl F9 undefined Ctrl F10 undefined 7171 PC 7171 PC 7171 PC 7171 PC PF1 F1 PF11 Shift F1 PF21 Alt F1 CLEAR Ctrl L PF2 F2 PF12 Shift F2 PF22 Alt F2 DELETE CHAR Del PF3 F3 PF13 Shift F3 PF23 Alt F3 ENTER Enter PF4 F4 PF14 Shift F4 PF24 Alt F4 FIELD BACK TAB |<-- (shift tab) PF5 F5 PF15 Shift F5 FIELD TAB -->| (tab) PF6 F6 PF16 Shift F6 HOME undefined PF7 F7 PF17 Shift F7 NEWLINE Ctrl J PF8 F8 PF18 Shift F8 TOGGLE INSERT Ins PF9 F9 PF19 Shift F9 PA1 Ctrl C or Ctrl F1 or Alt F5 or Ctrl F5 PF10 F10 PF20 Shift F10 PA2 Ctrl W or Ctrl F2 or Alt F6 or Ctrl F6 - Walter Bourne, CUCCA, May 1988