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Where is the Any Key?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-always-wondered dept.

ricembr noted that compaq has finally provided a FAQ to the world to ask that long standing question where is the any key? Pray that this was added to the FAQ as a joke, and not in response to legitimate need ;)

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  1. It's Likely True by iCharles · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Unfortunately, the FAQ probably is a legitimate point. I've done too much desktop support where things just as stupid have come up.

    There was the time (many, many years ago) I sent a 3.5" floppy to someone with both a 3.5" and 5.25" drive. She calls me up and asks which one to put it in, claiming the big one looks ike it can hold both sizes.

    Of course, the any key one is a bit of a mystery. Not so much because I don't think people would ask that question, but rather becuase it's been years since I've seen that asked (usually it's the "click OK to continue").

  2. true story by KingRamsis · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I was teaching the father of a friend of mine how to use computers, in our first day, he looked at me and then looked at the keyboard and said "I want you to explain to me what every key does"

    he was thinking that the keyboard is like a giant remote control with every key doing one specialized job.

    few years later windows keyboards with "email", "web", and "support" buttons emerged, I guess he was a visionary in his own way.