Are the days of "Scroll Lock" numbered?

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Originally Posted by JohnMason

Pause|Break is just as useless these days, isn't it?

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Use Pause to halt the computer on the BIOS/CMOS screen. Ideal for catching debug info before it moves onto loading the OS.

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Originally Posted by JohnMason

Then again, a keyboard without those three at the top would just look wrong.

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They sure do!

Win + Break displays the local system properties in Windows. In most Bash variants Ctrl+Break is the same as Ctrl+C, raising a SIGINT signal.

Win + Break... ooh i never new that one!

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Originally Posted by Michael

Speaking of useless keys, what's the key above tab and below escape on the left hand side for?

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In PL/1 (the rival to COBOL back in my days as a mainframe programmer)

¬ was used as NOT when coding

e.g.
IF VARIABLE ¬= VALUE
THEN ...

| was used as a logical OR

and

|| was concatentate

Wow, I stand humbled. Both of the pause|break uses are actually pretty handy at times.

I had no idea you spoke PL/1!

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Originally Posted by Michael

Speaking of useless keys, what's the key above tab and below escape on the left hand side for?

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Press Ctrl and this Key in excel to show formulas

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Originally Posted by webman

Use Pause to halt the computer on the BIOS/CMOS screen. Ideal for catching debug info before it moves onto loading the OS.

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Or pausing the PXE screen when network booting, so you can read the GUID in comfort when prestaging an image.

Nope windows key + pause break is very very handy.

Ben

I don't think I've ever used Scroll Lock!

I must find a productive use for this neglected key!

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Originally Posted by powdarrmonkey

I had no idea you spoke PL/1!

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It's age! Or, as I prefer to think of it, experience! ;)

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Originally Posted by JohnMason

Pause|Break is just as useless these days, isn't it?

Then again, a keyboard without those three at the top would just look wrong.

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Not if you're trying to read something from a POST.

Wow... I started this thread in reference to one key.
Now I've found loads of uses for others!

EduGeekers are my friends :D

My keyboards have many keys that I don't use. Firstly there are the windows keys - I don't even use these on my M$ machine. Secondly, the entire numeric keypad - I can key in numbers much faster using the numbers above the letters. Finally caps lock - can't see a need for it.

I do have a keyboard without windows keys and somewhere in the loft I have one without the numeric keypad. Sadly, both are dead otherwise I would use them.

Does anyone use an alternative layout such as Dvorak?

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Originally Posted by unixman

My keyboards have many keys that I don't use. Firstly there are the windows keys - I don't even use these on my M$ machine. Secondly, the entire numeric keypad - I can key in numbers much faster using the numbers above the letters. Finally caps lock - can't see a need for it.

I do have a keyboard without windows keys and somewhere in the loft I have one without the numeric keypad. Sadly, both are dead otherwise I would use them.

Does anyone use an alternative layout such as Dvorak?

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snap. don't use any of those either.......if i wanted to use a num keypad i'd get a job as a teller. ;)