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Keyboard's most mysterious key! Discover what the 'Pause Break' button actually does and why most people never use it.

Keyboard Pause Break Button: The second part of this button—the 'Break' function—was also quite significant. In older DOS ...
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OS 9, the programmer's button, and the "command line"

I've used the programmer's button (next to the reset button on the old school iMac) a few times before (can't remember what for, though - resetting the pram, perhaps?). On a whim this morning, I ...