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Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys?

From Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.folklore.computers
Subject Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys?
Date 2026-06-14 05:43 +0000
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On Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:41:35 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:

> One of the reasons I bought my Unicomp was that it didn't have that
> stupid extra key, or anything associated with windows.

The “Super” modifier key was known in Lisp machine days though, wasn’t
it. And Emacs still knows that name. The “Windows” key is commonly
treated synonymously with that, particularly on keyboards, like on my
Linux boxes, that don’t have any actual Microsoft-related marks on
them.

Emacs also knows about the “Hyper” modifier key, but there seems to be
no available key on currently-common PC keyboards that could serve
that function ...

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Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-13 06:52 +0000
  Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? SpallsHurgenson(NG) <user14325@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-06-13 13:59 +0000
    Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Jan van den Broek <balglaas@dds.nl> - 2026-06-13 14:14 +0000
      Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-14 05:43 +0000
    Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-14 09:51 +0100
      Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-06-15 06:46 -0400
  Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-13 20:48 +0000
    Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-06-13 20:41 -0700
      Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-14 05:43 +0000
        Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-15 00:22 +0000
        Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Roman Belenov <no@spam.please> - 2026-06-20 09:11 +0300
          Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-20 06:45 +0000
            Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Roman Belenov <no@spam.please> - 2026-06-21 12:50 +0300
          They're giving us Copilot keys, but we want Space Cadets? (was: Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys?) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-20 09:31 +0100
      Re: Do Keyboards Still Include “Copilot” Keys? Bob Eager <throwaway0008@eager.cx> - 2026-06-14 10:39 +0000

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