Editing PETSCII (section)

==Control characters==
While the graphic characters were mostly shared between Commodore systems, the control characters frequently varied. The follow table describes what the control characters represent on the [[Commodore PET 2001]], [[Commodore PET 8032]], [[VIC-20]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore 16]], [[Commodore 128]] (40 and 80 column modes).

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|+ PETSCII control characters<ref name="Aivosto" /><ref>{{cite book |title=Commodore 128 Programmer's Reference Guide |date=February 1986 |publisher=Commodore Business Machines, Inc. |isbn=0-553-34292-4 |pages=666–668 |url=http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/manuals/c128/C128_Programmers_Reference_Guide.pdf}}</ref>
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! [[Hexadecimal|Hex]] !! Decimal !! PET 2001 !! PET 8032 !! VIC-20 !! C64 !! C16 !! C128 (40 col) !! C128 (80 col)
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|style="text-align:right"| 00 ||style="text-align:right"| 0 ||colspan=7 {{n/a}}
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|style="text-align:right"| 01 ||style="text-align:right"| 1 ||colspan=7 {{n/a}}
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|style="text-align:right"| 02 ||style="text-align:right"| 2 ||colspan=6 {{n/a}} || [[Underline|UNDERLINE]] ON
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|style="text-align:right"| 03 ||style="text-align:right"| 3 ||colspan=7| [[Break key|STOP]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 04 ||style="text-align:right"| 4 ||colspan=7 {{n/a}}
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|style="text-align:right"| 05 ||style="text-align:right"| 5 ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=5| WHITE
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|style="text-align:right"| 06 ||style="text-align:right"| 6 ||colspan=7 {{n/a}}
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|style="text-align:right"| 07 ||style="text-align:right"| 7 || {{n/a}} || [[Bell character|BELL]] ||colspan=3 {{n/a}} ||colspan=2| [[Bell character|BELL]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 08 ||style="text-align:right"| 8 ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=3| [[Caps Lock|LOCK CASE]] ||colspan=2 {{n/a}}
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|style="text-align:right"| 09 ||style="text-align:right"| 9 || {{n/a}} || [[Tab character|TAB]] ||colspan=3| [[Caps Lock|UNLOCK CASE]] ||colspan=2| [[Tab character|TAB]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 0A ||style="text-align:right"| 10 ||colspan=5 {{n/a}} ||colspan=2| [[Line feed|LINE FEED]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 0B ||style="text-align:right"| 11 ||colspan=5 {{n/a}} ||colspan=2| [[Caps Lock|UNLOCK CASE]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 0C ||style="text-align:right"| 12 ||colspan=5 {{n/a}} ||colspan=2| [[Caps Lock|LOCK CASE]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 0D ||style="text-align:right"| 13 ||colspan=7| [[Carriage return|RETURN]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 0E ||style="text-align:right"| 14 || {{n/a}} ||colspan=6| LOWER CASE
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|style="text-align:right"| 0F ||style="text-align:right"| 15 || {{n/a}} || SET WINDOW TOP ||colspan=4 {{n/a}} || FLASH ON
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|style="text-align:right"| 10 ||style="text-align:right"| 16 ||colspan=7 {{n/a}}
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|style="text-align:right"| 11 ||style="text-align:right"| 17 ||colspan=7| [[Cursor keys|CURSOR DOWN]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 12 ||style="text-align:right"| 18 ||colspan=7| REVERSE ON
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|style="text-align:right"| 13 ||style="text-align:right"| 19 ||colspan=7| [[Home key|HOME]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 14 ||style="text-align:right"| 20 ||colspan=7| [[Backspace|DEL]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 15 ||style="text-align:right"| 21 || {{n/a}} || KILL LINE ||colspan=5 {{n/a}}
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|style="text-align:right"| 16 ||style="text-align:right"| 22 || {{n/a}} || [[Delete key|ERASE TO RIGHT]] ||colspan=5 {{n/a}}
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|style="text-align:right"| 17 ||style="text-align:right"| 23 ||colspan=7 {{n/a}}
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|style="text-align:right"| 18 ||style="text-align:right"| 24 ||colspan=3 {{n/a}} ||colspan=4| TAB SET/CLEAR
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|style="text-align:right"| 19 ||style="text-align:right"| 25 || {{n/a}} || [[Scrolling|SCROLL UP]] ||colspan=5 {{n/a}}
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|style="text-align:right"| 1A ||style="text-align:right"| 26 ||colspan=7 {{n/a}}
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|style="text-align:right"| 1B ||style="text-align:right"| 27 || {{n/a}} || [[Esc key|ESC]] ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=3| [[Esc key|ESC]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 1C ||style="text-align:right"| 28 ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=5| RED
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|style="text-align:right"| 1D ||style="text-align:right"| 29 ||colspan=7| [[Cursor keys|CURSOR RIGHT]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 1E ||style="text-align:right"| 30 ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=5| GREEN
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|style="text-align:right"| 1F ||style="text-align:right"| 31 ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=5| BLUE
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|style="text-align:right"| 80 ||style="text-align:right"| 128 ||colspan=7 {{n/a}}
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|style="text-align:right"| 81 ||style="text-align:right"| 129 ||colspan=3 {{n/a}} ||colspan=3| ORANGE || DARK PURPLE
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|style="text-align:right"| 82 ||style="text-align:right"| 130 ||colspan=3 {{n/a}} || FLASH ON || {{n/a}} || [[Underline|UNDERLINE]] OFF
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|style="text-align:right"| 83 ||style="text-align:right"| 131 ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=5| RUN
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|style="text-align:right"| 84 ||style="text-align:right"| 132 ||colspan=3 {{n/a}} || FLASH OFF ||colspan=2 {{n/a}}
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|style="text-align:right"| 85 ||style="text-align:right"| 133 ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=5| [[Function key|F1]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 86 ||style="text-align:right"| 134 ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=5| F3
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|style="text-align:right"| 87 ||style="text-align:right"| 135 || {{n/a}} || DOUBLE [[Bell character|BELL]] ||colspan=5| F5
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|style="text-align:right"| 88 ||style="text-align:right"| 136 ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=5| F7
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|style="text-align:right"| 89 ||style="text-align:right"| 137 || {{n/a}} || TAB SET/CLEAR ||colspan=5| F2
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|style="text-align:right"| 8A ||style="text-align:right"| 138 ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=5| F4
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|style="text-align:right"| 8B ||style="text-align:right"| 139 ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=5| F6
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|style="text-align:right"| 8C ||style="text-align:right"| 140 ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=2| F8 || [[Help key|HELP]] ||colspan=2| F8
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|style="text-align:right"| 8D ||style="text-align:right"| 141 ||colspan=7| [[Shift key|SHIFT]] + [[Return key|RETURN]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 8E ||style="text-align:right"| 142 || {{n/a}} ||colspan=6| UPPER CASE
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|style="text-align:right"| 8F ||style="text-align:right"| 143 || {{n/a}} || SET WINDOW END ||colspan=4 {{n/a}} || FLASH OFF
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|style="text-align:right"| 90 ||style="text-align:right"| 144 ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=5| BLACK
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|style="text-align:right"| 91 ||style="text-align:right"| 145 ||colspan=7| [[Cursor keys|CURSOR UP]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 92 ||style="text-align:right"| 146 ||colspan=7| REVERSE OFF
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|style="text-align:right"| 93 ||style="text-align:right"| 147 ||colspan=7| [[Clear key|CLEAR]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 94 ||style="text-align:right"| 148 ||colspan=7| [[Insert key|INST]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 95 ||style="text-align:right"| 149 || {{n/a}} || INSERT LINE ABOVE || {{n/a}} ||colspan=3| BROWN || DARK YELLOW
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|style="text-align:right"| 96 ||style="text-align:right"| 150 || {{n/a}} || [[Backspace|ERASE TO LEFT]] || {{n/a}} || PINK || YELLOW-GREEN ||colspan=2| PINK
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|style="text-align:right"| 97 ||style="text-align:right"| 151 ||colspan=3 {{n/a}} || DARK GRAY || PINK || DARK GRAY || DARK CYAN
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|style="text-align:right"| 98 ||style="text-align:right"| 152 ||colspan=3 {{n/a}} || MEDIUM GRAY || BLUE-GREEN ||colspan=2| MEDIUM GRAY
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|style="text-align:right"| 99 ||style="text-align:right"| 153 || {{n/a}} || [[Scrolling|SCROLL DOWN]] || {{n/a}} || LIGHT GREEN || LIGHT BLUE ||colspan=2| LIGHT GREEN
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|style="text-align:right"| 9A ||style="text-align:right"| 154 ||colspan=3 {{n/a}} || LIGHT BLUE || DARK BLUE ||colspan=2| LIGHT BLUE
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|style="text-align:right"| 9B ||style="text-align:right"| 155 ||colspan=3 {{n/a}} || LIGHT GRAY || LIGHT GREEN ||colspan=2| LIGHT GRAY
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|style="text-align:right"| 9C ||style="text-align:right"| 156 ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=5| PURPLE
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|style="text-align:right"| 9D ||style="text-align:right"| 157 ||colspan=7| [[Cursor keys|CURSOR LEFT]]
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|style="text-align:right"| 9E ||style="text-align:right"| 158 ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=5| YELLOW
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|style="text-align:right"| 9F ||style="text-align:right"| 159 ||colspan=2 {{n/a}} ||colspan=5| CYAN
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The colors of the VIC-20 and C64/128 are listed in the [[MOS Technology VIC-II#Colors|VIC-II]] article.