Interesting read. Sorta.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/01/29/ctrlaltdelete.man.ap/index.html

------------------
Snail racing: (500 posts per line)
-----@%

[This message has been edited by Echoman (edited January 29, 2004).]

Old news . . . but still funny..

------------------
The future is here, and all bets are off.

i was thinking this was going to be on the webcomic

------------------
<Genki> oh, where are you going, with beards all a waggin, no knowin no knowin what bring dear Mr. Baggins, and Balin, and Dwalin, here down in the vally Ah ha!

Yeah, too bad.

I remember seeing the video when he said that. Bill kind of grinned a "you idiot" grin when he said it. Great video.

------------------
I can't think of anything to put here right now.

Sorry to disappoint. I should have known

------------------
Snail racing: (500 posts per line)
-----@%

I wanted to see the other trysbesides Ctr-alt-del, liike mabbey, Shift-ctr-insert?

------------------
Signatures are overrated.

"You can run but you will only die tired."

Yea well who invented ALT-TAB --->simply, brilliant

------------------
nil nip nada zip zero naught lip zil

What? OMG! I've never seen that command in my life!

------------------
Mystic0 Editing Resources (no longer Updated)
Mystic0 Forum (fast again!)
The Massassi Post Count Summary

XP suggests ctrl shft esc now for task manager, strange but everyone still uses ctrl alt dlt

------------------
-If you don't know, then don't ask...

Yes. Strange.


Ctrl+Alt+Del is bount to the 'shutdown' command in most linux distros... Ctrl+Alt+Backspace (by default) will kill your X server... And everything else? Well, you can bind it to whatever you want.

------------------
The future is here, and all bets are off.

I don't know if this is widespread, but many of the computers I've used have an even more powerful command than Ctrl+Alt+Delete. Oftentimes, my PC will lock up to the point that even the "Three-Fingered Salute" won't work, and I've found one that works without fail (for me, at least):

Ctrl+Alt+<Backspace

That seems to cut right through to my BIOS, and immediately cuts the power. I don't know how it's different from the power button, though...

As far as old commands are concerned, when the Intel 80486 (preceeder of the Pentium I) was dominant, it came with a "turbo" feature that could cut the speed, so that one could use absolutely ANCIENT clockspeed-based programs. It cut the speed from the proccessor's normal speed (66-120 Mhz) to around 20Mhz. It was used with:

Ctrl+Alt+(+) for full speed, and
Ctrl+Alt+(-) for reduced speed.

It's rather amazing how many different standard keyboard commands there have been made... a few examples (some of which you probably already know of):

Alt+Space
Alt+F4
Alt+Tab
Ctrl+Esc
Ctrl+Break (usually disabled)



------------------
Nes digs around in the trash can.
Nes finds a hamburger!
Nes puts the hamburger in his backpack.

Alt+tab is one of my favorite yes

I've always wondered, is there a short key cut for maximize window? Because XP is ghey..


------------------
I felt like destroying something beautiful.

Well, the closest I can find to a "maximize" key if F11, but that puts it into a different mode, and removes the header bar, and start menu.

Use Alt+Space to bring up a little menu in the upper left corner, then hit the "X" key. That will get you what you want, but that's two shortcut keys, not one.

------------------
Nes digs around in the trash can.
Nes finds a hamburger!
Nes puts the hamburger in his backpack.

Not in Windows, but in KDE you can map it to any key combo you want.

------------------
The future is here, and all bets are off.

Windows Key + M = minimize, well actually show desktop

------------------
tristan is the best friend of the jedi

"I am the signature virus! Copy me into your signature so that I can take over the world! Moohahahee!"

[This message has been edited by Jagged Conscience (edited January 30, 2004).]

then shift + windows + m undoes it

------------------
If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards.