Sorry to bring up a 4 month old thread. I just wanted to add the same thoughts about the HELP key.
The Atari 800XL had a Help key and no actual "Function keys", though the Atari 1200XL did. But I never did find any programs besides the built in basic stuff that would use the Help key.
Those were odd keyboards, they had a "Inverse" key, though I swear on my model it actually had an Atari symbol and was referred to as the "Atari" key, much like the Amigas have the A keys.
http://mrinterface.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/Preview/Atari%20800XL_1.JPGhttp://www.gregterzian.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/1200xl_1.jpgWhoa, looking at those things now, they aren't even standard QWerty. I need to look again at mine (I have the 800xl, a 130XE and somewhere a 65XEGS that has the keyboard, just need to find that one...)
Shift 8 is the @? Harsh.
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