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20-06-2008, 11:06 AM
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Group: Regulars
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Why did Apple take the Apple from the Keyboard
I was at home the other night, and someone told me a new shortcut, so i thought i would try it. Now given i do most shortcuts as automatic, having to look for keys was a bit odd. Especially when i noticed that there is no Apple Symbol on my keyboard!
When did they take it off? AND WHY???
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20-06-2008, 11:13 AM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Sydney
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They took it off in August last year and they took it off because there's no reason for it to be there. All the instructions and menu bar shortcuts show the command icon, and that's what the key is, the command key.
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20-06-2008, 11:28 AM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Central Coast, NSW
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Yeah I like it gone. The Apple key was an Apple II thing. Macs had  instead. I must admit, I always cringed when Mac users called it the Apple key, rather than Command. |
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20-06-2008, 11:33 AM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: ACT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WonderBoy
Yeah I like it gone. The Apple key was an Apple II thing. Macs had instead. I must admit, I always cringed when Mac users called it the Apple key, rather than Command. |
Unfortunately that was the only way I could get my dad to learn how to use the mac |
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20-06-2008, 11:48 AM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: At a place called Vertigo
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Call it the Clover key then ;-)
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20-06-2008, 11:54 AM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Central Coast, NSW
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ford.boy
Call it the Clover key then ;-)
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Except that unlike 1984, it now actually has the word "command" on it now too. Pretty easy. |
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20-06-2008, 11:57 AM
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One of them crazy ones...
Group: Regulars
Location: Sydney
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Its like the 'Windows' key. Easy to remember and n00bs would know what you're talking about.
"Any key, where's the any key? I think I'll just order a tab." -Homer Simpson
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21-06-2008, 05:20 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
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the apple key was easier for my husband to find. especially when he is asking me things when i am at work using crapdows
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21-06-2008, 05:34 PM
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Innocent bystander
Group: Member
Location: Sydney - while my axels get fixed
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C
Z
F
W
X
This is part of my language. I'm out of touch and didn't realize it had gone!
Sometimes when something bad happens I even THINK "Z".
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21-06-2008, 05:34 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Video Professional, Mostly Melbourne, but work all over Australia
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you can still see an apple key in the incredibles movie when they show keyboards 
see this
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21-06-2008, 06:02 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne
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I've been calling it the Apple key since about 1990.... I guess all good things must come to an end!
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21-06-2008, 06:13 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne
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You might want to take a look at this article. |
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21-06-2008, 06:17 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanlod
You might want to take a look at this article. |
Another great article there from Roughly Drafted |
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21-06-2008, 06:35 PM
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Member
Group: Member
Location: Italy
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Nice article, I also call it Apple key, when telling my brother a shortcut when he uses my MacBook.
When writing in forums sometimes I call Apple key, sometimes command key, it depends...
This clover-like symbol is not quite well-known, but current aluminum keyboards has "command" in the english layout and "cmd" for other layouts, it seems they want people to stop calling it "Apple key".
Bye.
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21-06-2008, 06:47 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne
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I just call it the command key...
That said, I'm a bit dissapointed they got rid of the apple logo...
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