Date   : Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:54:57 +0200
From   : anders.carlsson@... (Anders Carlsson)
Subject: BBC Microcomputer System Technical Specification

Jules Richardson wrote:

> The 0 key was to be unaffected by shift, as though some special
> significance was attached to it - unfortunately it doesn't say what.

Perhaps it is as simple as the 0 key was not supposed to contain more than 
one symbol. A few older computers, mainly Commodore VIC-20 and C64 have this 
kind of non-standard layout. Also the Acorn Atom has an unshifted 0 key as 
far as I understand.

-- 
Anders Carlsson