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WTF is scroll lock for?

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lil.sis
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
China4650 Posts
March 11 2006 10:17 GMT
#1
I was just browsing YTMD and there was an entry that posed this question... seriously, anyone know? I've never used it...
好好喝喝天天快乐
ReTr0[p.S]
Profile Joined March 2005
Argentina1590 Posts
March 11 2006 10:19 GMT
#2
I think I remember someone asking the same question and me thinking I didn't know either but then someone explained it and I went "cool", I forgot what it was thou. :S
lil.sis
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
China4650 Posts
March 11 2006 10:20 GMT
#3
it's gotta do something

there it is, snuggled between my print screen and my pause/break... mocking me

i press it. the scroll lock light turns on.. yet NOTHING HAPPENS
好好喝喝天天快乐
NonYold
Profile Joined April 2004
United States2814 Posts
March 11 2006 10:21 GMT
#4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scroll_lock
Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17243 Posts
March 11 2006 10:26 GMT
#5
I remember that on older machines (before such thing as windows or any other form of graphic environment existed) I used it to scroll the screen up and down if there was too much output to fit 1 screen. Good old days ^_^
Time is precious. Waste it wisely.
alphablend
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
647 Posts
March 11 2006 10:29 GMT
#6
I use scroll lock for my KVM and nothing else (it is the activation key). On an unrelated note, most of the topics posted can be answered by simply googling OR checking wikipedia
lil.sis
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
China4650 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-03-11 10:32:18
March 11 2006 10:32 GMT
#7
On March 11 2006 19:29 alphablend wrote:
I use scroll lock for my KVM and nothing else (it is the activation key). On an unrelated note, most of the topics posted can be answered by simply googling OR checking wikipedia


yes but then you don't get half-baked responses and general forum activity

im much more interested in the opinions of tl members than google's opinion :[
好好喝喝天天快乐
DTDominion
Profile Joined November 2005
United States2148 Posts
March 11 2006 10:33 GMT
#8
Scroll lock makes 4268 (on the 9 key pad) scroll like arrow keys.

Obviously I keep it off at all times.
oneiro
Profile Joined August 2005
Australia453 Posts
March 11 2006 10:35 GMT
#9
The real question:

How do you use the SysRq key?
its Fishing~
DTDominion
Profile Joined November 2005
United States2148 Posts
March 11 2006 10:37 GMT
#10
O_o

Good one.
rpf289
Profile Joined October 2004
United States3524 Posts
March 11 2006 10:37 GMT
#11
Yeah, wtf does that button do.
CyuntiyuL
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Canada1740 Posts
March 11 2006 10:48 GMT
#12
I have a "Turbo" key to the right of my inner shift key. What does that do? I'm afraid to press it, it might make my keyboard explode with nitrous.
secret base
Locked
Profile Joined September 2004
United States4182 Posts
March 11 2006 10:51 GMT
#13
lmfao @ the wikipedia entry

Currently, iBooks do not have a Scroll Lock key on their keyboards. We prasie Apple for getting rid of this useless key, but still... it's Apple.


anyhow, its still good for scrolling without changing selection in Excel

the SysRq key is totally useless though (but good thing its combined on my keyboard with Print Screen)
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omgbnetsux
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
United States3749 Posts
March 11 2006 11:06 GMT
#14
On March 11 2006 19:48 CyuntiyuL wrote:
I have a "Turbo" key to the right of my inner shift key. What does that do? I'm afraid to press it, it might make my keyboard explode with nitrous.


If your keyboard is old, it is probably the same as the 386/486 turbo button. From what I remember, "Turbo" would make the processor run at full speed. You turned turbo off when you needed to run old programs that would not run correctly (usually too fast) at full processor speeds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_button
ubergamer15
Profile Joined January 2005
United States645 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-03-11 11:38:50
March 11 2006 11:36 GMT
#15
On March 11 2006 19:48 CyuntiyuL wrote:
I have a "Turbo" key to the right of my inner shift key. What does that do? I'm afraid to press it, it might make my keyboard explode with nitrous.

This made me laugh.

Neat wikipedia articles, by the way. I'm looking at the keyboard for my iMac G5: no scroll lock, no SysRq, no turbo.

EDIT: Hmm, I don't even have print screen...
An optimist sees the glass half-full. A pessimist sees the glass half-empty. An engineer sees a waste of half a glass.
Insane
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States4991 Posts
March 11 2006 11:42 GMT
#16
We prasie Apple for getting rid of this useless key, but still... it's Apple.

I hope one of you wasn't responsible for this moronic statement
I removed it, since it's misspelled and it's shitting up wikipedia.
Programmer
Profile Joined February 2004
Canada250 Posts
March 11 2006 11:44 GMT
#17
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=12692
omgbnetsux
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
United States3749 Posts
March 11 2006 11:44 GMT
#18
On March 11 2006 20:42 HnR)Insane wrote:
Show nested quote +
We prasie Apple for getting rid of this useless key, but still... it's Apple.

I hope one of you wasn't responsible for this moronic statement
I removed it, since it's misspelled and it's shitting up wikipedia.

As much as I dislike Apple, I agree.
omgbnetsux
Profile Blog Joined April 2004
United States3749 Posts
March 11 2006 11:45 GMT
#19
On March 11 2006 20:44 Programmer wrote:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=12692


Wow, the pre-wiki days.
dyodyo
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
Philippines578 Posts
March 11 2006 11:46 GMT
#20
the SysReq/Scroll Lock are products of the Ingenious minds of IBM engineers...

the one thing that they forgot was that would make sense was the 'HELP' key... duh
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decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20013 Posts
March 11 2006 12:01 GMT
#21
It's for old school d2 maphack, duh.
how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
Vharox
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States1037 Posts
March 11 2006 12:37 GMT
#22
hahaha
faye1984
Profile Joined March 2006
China7 Posts
March 11 2006 14:46 GMT
#23
don't care
never use it in bw
=PNZ=faye
bburn
Profile Joined September 2004
United States1039 Posts
Last Edited: 2006-03-11 23:46:03
March 11 2006 23:44 GMT
#24
edit opps to late already answered
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