Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?!

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From: TheCentralSc...
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 00:00

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On Thu, 07 Jan 1999 10:42:23 GMT, John Birch <jo...@invision.co.uk> wrote:
>On Thu, 7 Jan 1999 11:22:43 -0000, He...@there.com (Adrian Thompson)
>wrote:
>
>>Hi.
>>Can anyone out there tell me why Windows uses Ctrl-V as a keyboard 
>>shortcut for Paste? I've just been asked by one fo the children here, and 
>>I realised I have no idea!
>>
>Does it???
>
>I always use Ctrl Insert (to cut) and Shift Insert (to paste) !

shift/delete =cut
ctrl/insert = copy

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Subject: Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?!
Date: 1999/01/07
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