the logoless new keyboard

Michael Brian Bentley bentley at crenelle.com
Mon Aug 20 11:22:35 PDT 2007


>>I started as a Macintosh user with a 128K Mac in January 1985.
>
>I started at Apple with the Lisa project...
>
>>The command key on the original Macintosh keyboard had only the 
>>cloverleaf symbol (which is pronounced 'command'). It was and is 
>>known to me only as the 'command' key.
>
>Originally we called it the "propeller" key. I still prefer that (c:
>
>Dave

One guy in Rochester, NY back around '85 or so called it "splat". The 
leetle symbol never struck me as a "command" sort of thing.

I'm now going to look to see if any more keyboard companies have 
decided to move the control key back to where it is supposed to be.


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