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MODE (Set Typematic Rate)

Sets the keyboard typematic rate, the rate at which MS-DOS repeats a   character when you hold down the key for that character. The typematic rate has two components, the rate and the delay. Some keyboards do not recognize this command. Syntax MODE CON[:] [RATE=r DELAY=d] Parameters CON[:] Refers to the keyboard. RATE=r Specifies the rate at which a character is repeated on the screen when you hold down a key. Valid values are in the range 1 through 32. These values are equal to approximately 2 to 30 characters per second, respectively. The default value is 20 for IBM AT-compatible keyboards and 21 for IBM PS/2-compatible keyboards. If you set the rate, you must also set the delay. for IBM PS/2-compatible keyboards. If you set the rate, you must also set the delay. DELAY=d Specifies the amount of time that must elapse--after you press and hold down a key--before MS-DOS starts to repeat the character. Valid values for d are 1, 2, 3, and 4 (representing 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, and 1 second, respectively). The default value is 2. If you set the delay, you must also set the rate.
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