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The History of Cursor Keys (Patreon)

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2023-04-29 22:55:22
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This has been on my to-do-list for several years and I finally managed to collect enough footage to make it actually happen.

UPDATE - I re-edited/uploaded because I had made a mistake on the Tandy 100/102.  

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The History of Cursor Keys

Support The 8-Bit Guy on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/8BitGuy1 Visit my website: http://www.the8bitguy.com/ 0:00-Intro 2:05-No Cursor Keys 3:33-Quad Arrangement 5:10-TRS-80 5:55-Straight 4 Arrangement 7:55-Commodore Arrangement 10:50-Diamond Arrangement 11:47-IBM PC 14:26-Conclusion

Comments

Anonymous

Nice video. If I could adapt to Emacs for a decade and VI for life then just about any configuration of cursor keys can be learned. I am even writing this on a minimalistic hand made mechanical keyboard with no cursor keys at all (modifier key required) and I don't miss them.

Kris Asick

I have no difficulties at all using the cursor arrangement on the numeric keypad, partly because as I was growing up and started learning how to program in BASIC on PCs, I couldn't figure out how to detect when the user pressed an arrow key. I know how NOW, but not back then, so instead I detected the numbers on the numeric keypad, meaning Num Lock also had to be ON, not off. Of course, nowadays, everyone uses WASD instead and I try to keep this in mind when coming up with control layouts for my game ideas. ;D

George Schizas

One more small mistake (sorry I was late to the party): You spelled "Centurion" as "Centurian". I watch Usagi Electric as well and was glad to see the terminal mentioned!

8BitGuy1
>>107549249

We didn't have MSX computers here in North America. I'm not even sure if I've ever seen one in person. At least I've seen a BBC Micro (hence the footage I had of one)