To start the PLATO Terminal Emulator at the console, type x.console.

This will display lesson desired on the left screen and a keyboard layout on the right screen.

Note that LB signifies the left blank key and mapped to the [ standard keyboard key. It is, in the console version of the emulator, the “FUNCTION” key.

RB signifies the right blank key and is mapped to the ] standard keyboard key. It is, in the console version of the emulator, the “SHIFT” key.

Therefore, BACK ([ b) entered at the “lesson desired” prompt will take you to the “Author Mode” page.

The console is special in nearly all instances and can perform any system task.

The correct way to exit the DIS 'console' is to type, in order:

[ ] x

To suspend the current console session, type:

[ x

Exits the console while keeping the console program active on a control point.

kill,<jsn>. (where <jsn> is the Job Sequence Number of the Console Program)

or

drop,<jsn>.

is another “brute force” way to stop the console program.