Thread: Computer scientist who pioneered 'copy' and 'paste' has died

Originally Posted by windsock

Where would we be without ctrl+v

More to the point, where would bob10 be?

As one who has to use a computer a lot in my day-to-day job, I'd be having to write more. I must pay attention and try to approximate a percentage. It wouldn't be high but the repetitions that I would have to write out each time would be mind-numbing, and quite possibly career-ending if memory and accuracy of repetition needed to be relied on as much as I think it would be...

I seem to remember cheating at school by making the electric typewriter repeat lines for us.
Before puters, same principal.

Originally Posted by p38arover

More to the point, where would bob10 be?

great minds think alike!

Originally Posted by Johndoe

I seem to remember cheating at school by making the electric typewriter repeat lines for us.
Before puters, same principal.

I'm surprised your teacher didn't catch on to the principle used and send you to the principal!

Yes a problem with the latest MS update - copy and paste no longer works for some apps - copy to the clipboard still works but pasting to some apps like calculator no longer does.

Originally Posted by Eevo

great minds think alike!

Fools seldom.........

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Fools seldom.........

maybe in qld