Re: Fat Fingers on the keyboard

[Chuck Lewis <CLEWIS@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>From what I heard that came from the S/36 as did a lot of the rest of the
"interface" - of course the real GUTS of the AS/400 came from the S/38 :-)

Chuck

PaulMmn wrote:

> >And for all of us who jumped from the S/38 to the AS/400 in that first
> >year and
> >never used the S/36, REMEMBER the "4" ?
> >
> >S/38 "4" was "hold"
> >AS/400 "4" was cancel
> >
> >AND if you recall, in the EARLY release(s) of OS/400 there wasn't that little
> >"are you SURE you want to do this" screen that pops up now...
> >
> >>>From what I remember hearng, this was as a result of the big S/38 to AS/400
> >converts raising HECK !!! As we all learned of oourse, "4" was cancel on
> >the S/36
> >also...
> >
> >Chuck
>
> Well, I remember that "9" always used to be cancel... a good,
> -programmer's- key assignment.
>
> And good 'ol F1 to Exit...  used to be able to find -that- key in the dark!
> Thank heavens I've learned to touch type!  (:
>
> I'm not sure why the keys got re-arranged between the S/38 and the 400...
> was it the PC people having their influence?
>
> --Paul E Musselman
> PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com
>
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