Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!ittvax!sii!mem From: mem@sii.UUCP Newsgroups: net.works Subject: Cute shift-lock symbol Message-ID: <278@sii.UUCP> Date: Mon, 27-Jun-83 02:06:24 EDT Article-I.D.: sii.278 Posted: Mon Jun 27 02:06:24 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 27-Jun-83 12:00:14 EDT Lines: 7 b Re: IBM's shift-lock symbol (I assume the reference was to 3270s) being "cute": I think the purpose of that and others (like the clock for wait..) is so that IBM can sell the same terminal to any market without altering the local programming of the terminal, not to be cute. Mark Mallett