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Subject: Re: Pseudo-disk *almost* ready for the big time.
From: "sicklittlemonkey" <Nick.Westgate@gmail.com>
Date: 26 Oct 2006 00:30:55 -0700
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Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> This was in the early 1980s, and the culture inspired a parody
> keyboard design with seven "modifier" keys and a single "real" key!

Now that is a *seriously* cool anecdote!

If it were done today, I think modern geek parlance might necessitate
an "Uber" key, but I wonder which of the other modifers it would
replace. Perhaps Meta, as it's the odd one out.

Cheers,
Nick.

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