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From: tabu6@CCVAX.IASTATE.EDU (Adam Goldberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Scroll lock (maybe a dumb question)
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Date: 22 Mar 91 01:17:29 GMT
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In article <66886@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, v053qgzj@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (David M Snyderman) writes:
>I'm just curious-- in my four years of PC usage, I have never found a use
>for the scroll lock key.  Are they just a leftover from mainframe days or is
>there a legitimate use for them?  Have I been missing the boat these past four
>years?  
>
>Dave

Of course there is, Dave!  IBM wouldn't just put something there for no reason!
It's used in conjunction with the SYS REQ key, on particular applications, when
using MS-DOS (not PC-DOS) 3.1415927, and you hit SYS REQ when scroll lock is
ON, you get an extra special menu that opens up whole new worlds of PC-based
applications!

Uh huh.

Actually, Lotus 1-2-3's scrolling manner changes when you have scroll lock
on/off, ie, it is possible to sense whether scroll lock is on or off, but
nobody ever did anything with it (because it was a lame idea, thanks, Big Blue)

Adam

PS: Apologies, just call me facitious.

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