Re: Bucky bits (was Re: Multi-button mice)

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From: har... John H. Privitera
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1989 18:37

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Extracted from jargon.txt...

BUCKY BITS (primarily Stanford) n. The bits produced by the CTRL and
   META shift keys on a Stanford (or Knight) keyboard.
   DOUBLE BUCKY: adj. Using both the CTRL and META keys.  "The command
   to burn all LEDs is double bucky F."

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Subject: Re: Bucky bits (was Re: Multi-button mice)
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