🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.sys.next.misc
Article #2758

Re: Where IS the help key?

#2758
From: Allen B
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 16:22
16 lines
1259 bytes
In article <1992Oct3.182958.7588@leland.Stanford.EDU> m@crito.stanford.edu (M  
Carling) writes:
> In article <1992Oct2.172149.11946@tamsun.tamu.edu> andrewd@tamsun.tamu.edu  
> (Andrew T Duchowski) writes:
> > Just wondering - some applications claim: "just press the help key
> > on the keyboard".  I can't find it on my old keyboard (the one with 
> > the L shaped Return key).
> On the old keyboards, hold down Control and Alternate together.

Want to see something amusing?  While running a non-help
application (like NewsGrazer), hold down the help key
and click on something.  A panel will pop up.  If you forget
and keep the help key down, hitting the panel's button
will make another one pop up! 

Allen B (Well, I thought it was funny)
Technical Details
Message-ID: <BvrEt3.HqL@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!sgiblab!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sample.eng.ohio-state.edu!purdue!mentor.cc.purdue.edu!news
References: <1992Oct3.182958.7588@leland.Stanford.EDU>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!sgiblab!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sample.eng.ohio-state.edu!purdue!mentor.cc.purdue.edu!news
From: ab@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Allen B)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Where IS the help key?
Message-ID: <BvrEt3.HqL@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 7 Oct 92 16:22:14 GMT
References: <1992Oct3.182958.7588@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Sender: news@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (USENET News)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Purdue University
Lines: 16