Re: Fads

["James W. Kilgore" <eMail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Leif,

You're absolutely correct, the S/38 used F1 to exit, the AS/400 uses F3
to exit, the S/36 used F7 to exit ... so what's the math? (400 * 3) -
(38 *1) / (36 + 7) + (SQRT(MSFT stock value) * *date)) = <8-p.  Now the
AS/400 and PC shortcuts and mainframes use F3 to exit.  SAA achieved
it's purpose: uniformity.  Rock on old dude!

Maybe one day a PC will include a "help" key. Why F1? AFAIK 3270 devices
used F1 because they were keyboard challenged.  Oh, I just had a
thought: PC's and mainframes have something in common and us poor middle
children (the forgotten ones) are genetically defect because we have an
extra key.  Ya, that's it. ;-)


Leif Svalgaard wrote:
> 
> 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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