🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: net.micro.mac
Article #343

Re: How to generate a 'DEL' character on

#343
From: Jim Budler
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 1985 05:58
15 lines
1180 bytes
In article <> darryl@ISM780.UUCP writes:
>When you say that you are using MacTerminal, I assume you mean in VT100
>mode.  VT100s generate a DEL for control _, and so will MacTerminal.  That
>is to say, hold down command and press -/_ to get your DEL.

It's simpler than that, or rather there are more options than that.  All the
unassigned command keys generate DEL. (i.e. CMD-1, CMD-BACKSPACE {the one I
use}, but not CMD-6 { control-^ } or CMD-SPACE {NULL}. 
-- 
 Jim Budler
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
 (408) 982-6547
 UUCPnet: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amd!jimb
 Compuserve:	72415,1200
 The Source:	STW265
Technical Details
Message-ID: <845@amd.UUCP>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!amd!jimb
References: <>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amd.UUCP
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!amd!jimb
From: jimb@amd.UUCP (Jim Budler)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: How to generate a 'DEL' character on
Message-ID: <845@amd.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 00:58:48 EST
Article-I.D.: amd.845
Posted: Tue Jan 15 00:58:48 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 15-Jan-85 06:13:21 EST
References: <>
Reply-To: jimb@amd.UUCP (Jim Budler)
Organization: AMD Applications, Santa Clara, CA
Lines: 15