usecase?
>>108945145Video game pause key
>>108945145just pressed this for the first time... what did it do?
>>108945145You press it when you're tired and need a break.
>>108945167Really irks me that so many games ignore it.
>>108945145Some old games actually would pause if you press it. And I don't remember what "break" does. Some DOS shit.
doesn't matter, it's part of the ansi standard and some obscure shit expects it's special keystroke thing. I am tired of zoomer engineers dropping keys they don't use ... just give me a FULL ansi tlk for god's sake. looking at you logitech. Likewise, DON NOT DROP THE FRIGGING LEDs. I want my obscure firmware flashers to be able to tell me whether or not they hung the machine and bricked the device.
>>108945269yeh, i feel ya
>>108945281kino. I will never stop expecting that one day the fn key of a new keyboard just shifts the f-row to f13 to f24. a perfect world without "media keys"...
>>108945263In older unixes break traditionally sent SIGHUP to the shell, which would kill all running jobs and log the user out IIRC.
>>108945302I use media keys all the time though, pretty comfy.still, I have principles.
>>108945281You're gonna feel my cock in your ass and you will like it
>>108945336And check out those unmarked meta-keys... A real hottie that one.
it might actually do something with lineprinter
Just remap it in software to something you'll use
>>108945373which loops back to the issue of hardware devs deciding to fuck with the ansi standard nowadays. people started developing hardware around their software use cases when that was the reason for freezing all these nonsensically labeled ibm/dos keys and their idiosyncratic behaviors in the ansi layout ... ugh.
Can I remap the stupid FN key on my keyboard yet?
>>108945215it disabled the meltdown protection on the computer's built in nuclear reactor
>>108945145To brake my scrolling for ABSOLUTELYSHITTYTHREADSLIKETHESE.
>>108945428Okay I pressed it again, am I safe?
>>108945556probably, but the architectural state is now undefined
>>108945145Toggle mute for voice chat.
>>108945145showing off your balancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gWjlISGrcg
Use case for "use case" threads?
>>108945145I remember using it on some programs that had a lot of scrolling text back on the DOS days, but no idea if there's anything that uses it these days.
>>108945145If you're running a Windows OS, hold down the Windows key and then press the Pause key.
>>108946307>Your PC is monitored anWH-WHAT?!
>>108945353>unmarked meta-keysit's just begging for a tux
>>108945145I re-bound it be a media play/pause key instead. In the 6 years since, I have not needed the actual PAUSE key for a single thing.
>>108945254>>108945167You can pause with Esc in most games, even older ones. Or P in some of them.
>>108945215its the button that makes you gay and trans. its why so many computer scientists end up transitioning, they accidentally hit the button.
>>108945693>push to mute instead of push to talkDeath penalty.
>>108946481You mean Unix diamond keys.Meta keys need to be OS-agnostic.
>>108945145Win+Pause opens up OS system info on WindowsBreak interrupts VBA scripts in Excel.
>>108945281idk why I need that many function keys but with God as my witness I want them
>>108950288That'll be $500https://youtu.be/iZJTqUZP_lA
>>108945145Counters strike source.
>>108945145When you need to take a pause or a break from whatever it is you're doing.
>>108950417ouch.. in hindsight I don't think I've ever been past like F8
>>108950983Well ideally the mechanical keyboard market would offer this layout for MX switches, but if you want a traditional IBM style keyboard you're stuck with Model F repros since everyone insists on doing faggoty ass 96%, 108 key or 60% memes ad nauseam.
>>108945145pausin' programsbreakin' programs
Generally speaking, the "Break" and "SysRq" parts of the keys were always secondary Alt functions that ceased to serve a purpose once the whole OS interrupt concept got abandoned, and on the Model M these legends were printed on the side, so technically the Pause/Break legend is incorrect and it should only say "Pause".
>>108946711I use headphones and my mic is good and actually in front of my mouth instead of 5cm from my keyboard (which is also not a loud mechanical model).
>>108945263Page break
>>108950994The 11 year old inside (my basement) wants my battlestation to look like a fucking aircraft control tower, but the same 11 year old (in myself) has a tepid iq and could probably control their entire life with an N64 controller
>>108945336I want to drink your cum
>>108945281interesting, a PC-122 but with ANSI layout, how?
>>108945145hold down the windows key and press ityou can break your computer from there
>>108945145don't push it, it'll breaks your paws
>>108945145Button to pause your online multiplayer game to take a break when your mom calls you for dinner.
>>108954669One extremely determined autist from NYC took it upon himself to create modern reproductions of the Model F that work with modern computers via USB and can be reprogrammed with Vial.
>>108945145I bound it to do volume controls
>>108945167Use case for video games?
>>108955207incredible, I've always wanted an ANSI model F/122 but it's probably expensive if it's one guy doing it
>>108956408>but it's probably expensive if it's one guy doing itYep, ~$500 minus shipping and replacement parts and you're on your own when something doesn't work.https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/product/classic-style-f122-model-f-keyboard/A lot for a keyboard, a bargain for a Model F Battleship.
>>108945145sigtstp
