Appeal No. 96-1904 Application 08/164,854 characters for each of the modes in which the keyboard may be operated. One mode selection key affords a choice between upper case and lower case modes for alphabetic characters, and the other can select the edit/PF (programmable function) mode or special/numeric character mode. As seen in Figure 1, a single key performs alphabetic and numeric functions. The Leipzig reference teaches a keyboard with 13 keys, as shown in the sole figure, wherein a single key performs alphabetic and numeric functions. Three tables reveal how each of nine keys incorporates a large number of purposes and functions. 18Page: Previous 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007