Re: Fads

From: James W. Kilgore <eMail@James-W-Kilgore.com>
> Leif,
> Very well put.
> The list should have included SAA.  Although a good idea now "road kill"
> the fundamental purpose of uniformity is alive and kicking. For example,
> since SAA, both the AS/400 and PC's use F1 as the "help" key for the
> keyboard challenged.

yeah, and A/D Cycle too (if anybody remembers). Now about F1 for help:
that was a regress. On S/38 F1 was end of app like F3 is on the AS/400.
Very useful, instead of hiding the exit key on F3. In heads-down use
of the AS/400 and the PC, how often do you press F1? once a day?
Help should have been on CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+F1 or some such
rare combination commensurate with its rare usage.

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