Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?!

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From: jo... John Birch
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 00:00

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On 7 Jan 1999 16:21:58 GMT, TheCentralSc...@pobox.com ()
wrote:

>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
>
You are of course correct, Ctrl_insert is copy not cut. Oops!

BTW shift delete is a new one to me, I might try reprogramming my wet
ware to include that one ;-)
regards John B.

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Date: 1999/01/08
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