3-finger salute (was Re: Vulcan HD replacement)

["matthew p. conte" <spam@somebody.else>]

Dave Althoff <dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us> wrote:
> : I've never heard it put quite that way, a 'three-fingered salute' but I

> : love it :)
> 
> I like it too (obviously), but I refuse to take credit for it.  I first
> saw it on a newsgroup, referring to a computer restart, but I can't
> remember if it was in reference to our 3-finger (Apple-RESET) (which, by
> the way, has finally been added to MacOS), or to the Ctrl-Alt-Delete
> sequence on the PeeCees.

i don't know how long ctrl-alt-del has been around on the PC, but i know
that i was using the 'three-finger salute' term back in my GS BBS days, way
back in '88 or '89 i guess...  anyone know how long the keystroke has been
hardcoded into PC's, or has it always been there (even on tandy's, etc)?

late/matt.
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