Quick SWAP for B A C K G R O U N D E R ii [BG ii] is incredible!! On my system, an Apple //e with PCPI Applicard running at 10MHz, swap times are less than 0.5 second! However, I find the time to hit the suspend keys (a somewhat cumbersome three-key at once affair on my keyboard) and then type SWAP a lengthly affair. There's a easy solution..... Using the KEYS function you can assign a key the whole string. I put the assigned function in my Global definition file that gets loaded at LOADBG time. Follow the instructions in your Backgrounder manual for assigning and saving key definitions but there's one small trick. The SUSPEND key is used as a definition terminator character. To get around it enter the HEX value of the SUSPEND key. On my keyboard, the (ctrl-H) key is adjacent to the \ key which is the normal BG ALTERNATE prefix key. I assigned the key as my SWAP key. Now, to swap, all I have to do is hit \ and 'voila.... I'm in the other task. \^H =<1E>SWAP^M terminate with ctrl-^, the Suspend key | | | | |_____ | | | |___ just type SWAP in | | |___ get this by typing #1E | |_____ In my case I used the key |_______ the alternate prefix key Jim lill 20 Feb 87