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| From | John Floren <jfloren@eternal-september.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?! |
| Date | 2020-03-09 12:56 -0600 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <877dzt1hmz.fsf@thufir.floren.lan> (permalink) |
| References | <MPG.10fea95f452ce429989683@172.16.1.5>#1/1> <e8d5b116-f199-4dd6-931e-31d6ea99c833@googlegroups.com> |
robin.vowels@gmail.com writes: > On Thursday, January 7, 1999 at 7:00:00 PM UTC+11, Adrian Thompson wrote: >> Hi. >> Can anyone out there tell me why Windows uses Ctrl-V as a keyboard >> shortcut for Paste? > > Because CTRL-P was used to print. > >> I've just been asked by one fo the children here, and >> I realised I have no idea! >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Adrian Thompson I'd say that at 21 years old, this is one of the oldest necro'd posts I've ever seen on the Usenet; a bit of meta-folklore, perhaps! john
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Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?! robin.vowels@gmail.com - 2020-03-08 15:51 -0700
Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?! John Floren <jfloren@eternal-september.org> - 2020-03-09 12:56 -0600
Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?! Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2020-03-10 09:30 -0400
Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?! JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2020-03-10 08:46 -0500
Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?! Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2020-03-10 15:32 +0000
Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?! Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-03-10 18:38 +0000
Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?! Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2020-03-11 08:01 -0400
Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?! Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-03-11 16:09 +0000
Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?! robin.vowels@gmail.com - 2020-03-11 18:22 -0700
Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?! nobody@example.org (Scott) - 2020-03-12 14:53 +0000
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