Tuesday, 16 July 2019

What is written on the side of the 'mystery key' on a IBM PC 3180 keyboard?


What is written on the side of the 'mystery key' on an IBM PC 3180 keyboard?


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To be more specific, I'm talking about the text seen here...


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Answer



While the key itself is effectively "Delete" (or "strikeout" as I would like to think of that symbol) the picture is not very clear and I cannot find any clearer images on the internet.


Looking at the rather fuzzy top image I believe that what may be there is effectively


abc(strikeout)


as in


a


but with "abc" and so denoting that it is to delete an entire word as opposed to an individual letter.


You can just about make it out if you squint a bit and use a bit of imagination...


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I found a slightly better angle here and it's just looking more and more like "abc(strikeout)" to me


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