Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!scs!cognos!crcmar!patrick
From: patrick@crcmar.uucp (Andrew Patrick)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: computer follies
Message-ID: <927@crcmar.uucp>
Date: 8 Sep 88 13:41:10 GMT
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Organization: The Communications Research Centre Ottawa, CANADA
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Summary: Looking for the 'any' key

I occasionally write software for undergraduate lab classes.  To see
how well the students like the software (and to look for bugs), I
sometimes peek over their shoulders during the labs.  One student read
the first instruction page and then paused for a very long time, so I
asked him what the problem was.  He said "It says press any key to
continue."  I said "So, what's the problem?"  He said "I can't find
the 'any' key!"

The software now says "Press <RETURN> to continue."

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