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To: Rodamala

Actually, at one time the scroll lock key served a useful purpose when computers displays were slower than human reaction times. Under DOS one could print a file or directory listing to the screen. . . but if it was too long, a judicious use of the scroll lock key would interrupt the flow of data, stopping the screen from scrolling so the user could read the data before it scrolled up and outta sight. Another tap of the scroll lock key would resume the data flow and the scrolling, filling the screen with data until the next tap. Today, if you try that, the processor is so fast, the data fills far too fast for any human to stop it in any reasonable reaction time. It’s better to page the data.


128 posted on 09/27/2013 12:32:29 AM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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To: Swordmaker

I do remember those days when scroll lock served a purpose.

Another “weird” key is the Print Screen key... but I use Ctrl Print Screen for screen captures to paste into Paint.


129 posted on 09/27/2013 4:51:30 AM PDT by Rodamala
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