Who was first with ^Z^X^C^V editing shortcuts?

From: Eric Smith <eric-no-spam-for-me_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Fri Feb 23 14:28:38 2001

"Edwin P. Groot" <epgroot_at_ucdavis.edu> writes:
> A thought occured to me as I was trying to figure out setting up
> X-Windows to use certain editing shortcuts:
> ^Z = Undo
> ^X = Cut
> ^C = Copy
> ^V = Paste ;how the ^H^H^H^H does a v represent insert text from cut
> buffer?
> These are ubiquitous now in Windows programs, but who came up with
> this group of editing shortcuts that cluster so neatly on the bottom left
> of the keyboard, right by the Ctrl key back in the early micros?

The Apple Lisa, introduced in January 1983. It wasn't the control key,
though. It was the Apple key. But the principle's the same.
Received on Fri Feb 23 2001 - 14:28:38 GMT