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RIP Larry Tesler: The Man That Invented Cut, Copy, And Paste On The Computer
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| 2/20/2020 2:19 PM
| Clem
Posted on 02/21/2020 7:02:49 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
a whole obit without one mention of jobs, apple or the mac
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posted on
02/21/2020 7:48:52 AM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
To: gibsonguy
“What a huge contribution he made. As big as spell check. On the other hand the auto fill guy should be shot”
Yes.
To: Swordmaker; Red Badger; SunkenCiv
Now, how many remember “why” Tesler decided he could use Ctrl-X, Ctrl-C, and Ctrl-V, Ctrl-R, Ctrl-F and have those commands be so readily accepted by (now) billions of computer users?
Because he was a CTRL freak?
“Silly Rabbit” /bad commercial voice
No, no. 8<)
The ^ (upwards “V”) was every editor’s handwritten mark to “insert text here” on a piece of paper.
“X” removes the “lined out text”
So, if you are “inserting text”, you are either using “^” or “V” - and the ^ wasn’t on every keyboard yet or accepted in 80 character IBM punch cards since it was a “power of ten” command.
And, if you are inserting text, you must have either “Copied it” or “Cut it” first. to keep things more clear, C = Copy and X became “Cut it out” from “X it out”
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posted on
02/21/2020 7:54:45 AM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but ABCNNBCBS donates every hour, every night, every day of the year.)
To: Red Badger
Useful commands, particular the keyboard shortcuts.
However, I think highest praise should go to the inventor of UNDO
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posted on
02/21/2020 8:02:31 AM PST
by
z3n
To: Red Badger
Since I'm a Unix guy, and 'vi' is my favorite editor, it's still yyp instead of ctrl-c,ctrl-v for me.
I'm amazed at the number of people today that don't know that you can use your keyboard to cut/copy/paste.
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posted on
02/21/2020 8:07:55 AM PST
by
zeugma
(I sure wish I lived in a country where the rule of law actually applied to those in power.)
To: duckman
Back in the day, I worked with an IBM Fellow at IBM Yorktown Heights, that invented the cursor. That was a great achievement as well.I'm pretty sure people have been cursing since Biblical times.
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posted on
02/21/2020 8:08:56 AM PST
by
zeugma
(I sure wish I lived in a country where the rule of law actually applied to those in power.)
To: zeugma
I'm amazed at the number of people today that don't know that you can use your keyboard to cut/copy/paste. I'm amazed that I have no clue the difference between cut and copy, I guess someday I'll look it up.
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posted on
02/21/2020 8:09:07 AM PST
by
1Old Pro
To: zeugma
I vaguely remember the ‘Wordstar’ keyboard shortcuts, and I used to use them hundreds of times a day!..............in the late 80’s............
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posted on
02/21/2020 8:10:34 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If people were to God like dogs are to people, the world would be a really great place..............)
To: duckman
Some achievements are bigger than others. Some are fleeting and not often seen.
To: zeugma
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posted on
02/21/2020 8:11:28 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If people were to God like dogs are to people, the world would be a really great place..............)
To: Robert A Cook PE
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posted on
02/21/2020 8:12:34 AM PST
by
Liz
(Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
To: Red Badger
"CTRL" -- What the HELL is that? It should be "command"...
To: Red Badger
Nigeria should canonize Tesler.
To: GOP Congress
They demand a fee........................
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posted on
02/21/2020 8:17:53 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If people were to God like dogs are to people, the world would be a really great place..............)
To: 1Old Pro
"I'm amazed that I have no clue the difference between cut and copy, I guess someday I'll look it up." Cut & Paste: Removes a block of text and puts it somewhere else.
Copy & Paste: Duplicates a block of text somewhere else.
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posted on
02/21/2020 8:21:15 AM PST
by
10mm
To: Liz
In addition, most Linux distributions actually have 2 clipboards. If you’re using your mouse you can highlight a selection with the left button, then paste with the middle. This is a separate clipboard from the cut/copy/paste one. I use this feature all the time so I don’t have to go back and forth on documents as much.
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posted on
02/21/2020 8:26:49 AM PST
by
zeugma
(I sure wish I lived in a country where the rule of law actually applied to those in power.)
To: z3n
Wonder if he was responsible for cntl’Z
To: 10mm
Thx, I guess I normally only copy and paste.
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posted on
02/21/2020 8:37:20 AM PST
by
1Old Pro
To: Red Badger
im a cuttin’ and pastin’ mofo from wayback ..
and still very active
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posted on
02/21/2020 8:51:59 AM PST
by
ßuddaßudd
((>> M A G A << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if he's white?")
To: Red Badger
RIP
John Knoll invented Photoshop. When he goes I will be skeptical about any photos released surrounding his demise.
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