How was page navigation / backspace handled on the Apple ADB board?

courtesi

31 Dec 2015, 19:51

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Assuming you purchase an ADB > USB converter for this how would you page up/down / home / end? And would delete end up as backspace?

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Compgeke

31 Dec 2015, 20:35

"Delete" would be backspace, that was just Apple labeling.

To the best of my knowledge page up/down/home/end aren't actually doable without setting up either a converter that allows macros or something on the computer side. A lot of Apple boards were missing keys deemed unnecessary, such as the lack of arrow keys on the Mac 128/512 factory keyboards.

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Muirium
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31 Dec 2015, 21:30

Yup. On the Mac we use combos like Command + Left for Home etc. Those dedicated keys actually have other, less crucial, functions on the Mac. Mostly for moving the view around in documents while leaving the insertion point still.

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bhtooefr

01 Jan 2016, 14:34

Command-arrows is how you did page up/down/home/end on both GS/OS (what that keyboard was designed for) and Mac OS.

8-bit software, it was a lot more of a crapshoot as far as what key combos, if any, did those functions.

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Muirium
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01 Jan 2016, 17:35

Still the same combos to this day. Even on the iPad Pro!

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