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From: tcs@mailer.jhuapl.edu (Carl Schelin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: What's the use of scroll-lock?
Message-ID: <1991Apr4.182404.11771@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu>
Date: 4 Apr 91 18:24:04 GMT
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In article <valley.670707234@gsbsun>, valley@uchicago (Doug Dougherty) says:
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>252u3715@fergvax.unl.edu (Teik Leong Tan) writes:
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>>As you can tell from the subject title, can anyone please tell me the
>>use of the scroll-lock in a 101-key keyboard?
>>Is it a normal key just like any other keys, or does it have
>>special functions?
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>It's used in Rogue...
>--
>

It's used in Rogue? What version? I have the Epyx version and I don't 
recall it being used. Of course, I could be wrong :-).

In Pyro v2.2 (available at garbo.uwasa.fi in pub/games (?)) you use 
scroll lock to speed up the game.

Carl