In a message dated 9/13/98 6:06:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, assets@eden.rutgers.edu writes: > _getkey doesn't pause. 2nd and alpha can be detected with flags. _getkey "Pauses calculator operation until a key is pressed" as said by Assembly Studio 86 2nd and alpha can be detected after another key has been pressed, but it doesn't move beyond the _getkey if 2nd or alpha is the only key pressed. plus it's a pain to do.