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| From | Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?! |
| Date | 2020-03-10 09:30 -0400 |
| Organization | https://news-commentaries.blogspot.com/ |
| Message-ID | <87mu8ocp7r.fsf@usenet.ankman.de> (permalink) |
| References | <MPG.10fea95f452ce429989683@172.16.1.5>#1/1> <e8d5b116-f199-4dd6-931e-31d6ea99c833@googlegroups.com> <877dzt1hmz.fsf@thufir.floren.lan> |
On Mon, 09 Mar 2020 12:56:52 -0600, John Floren wrote: > > 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! > > 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! Folklore in folklore. Like folklore to square. Another example I like is the Welsh singer "Shakin' Stevens", who in the 1980s made songs paying homage to songs of the 1960s Rock'n Roll. Because the 1960s were vintage in the 1980s, as the 1980s are now. Damn I feel old. -- Andreas PGP fingerprint 952B0A9F12C2FD6C9F7E68DAA9C2EA89D1A370E0
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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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