Meta key - Revision history

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	==External links==		==External links==

	* [http://xahlee.info/kbd/meta_key.html History of Meta Key] by Xah Lee.		* [http://xahlee.info/kbd/meta_key.html History of Meta Key] by Xah Lee

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Larsbrinkhoff: Link to informative web page.

2025-11-20T09:13:14Z

Link to informative web page.

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	* [[Sun-2]] keyboard has modifiers LEFT and RIGHT. Subsequent Sun keyboards have the diamond symbol.		* [[Sun-2]] keyboard has modifiers LEFT and RIGHT. Subsequent Sun keyboards have the diamond symbol.
	* The [[X Window System]] protocol has five "mod" [[bucky bit]]s, of which the first is usually mapped to Meta and/or Alt.		* The [[X Window System]] protocol has five "mod" [[bucky bit]]s, of which the first is usually mapped to Meta and/or Alt.

			==External links==

			* [http://xahlee.info/kbd/meta_key.html History of Meta Key] by Xah Lee.

Larsbrinkhoff: Minor details.

2025-11-20T08:12:46Z

Minor details.

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	For now, some notes about the development of a "meta key" concept. Roughly in chronological order.		For now, some notes about the development of a "meta key" concept. Roughly in chronological order.

	* "Meta Hand" on the [[TX-2]] keyboards.		* "Meta Hand" on the [[TX-2]] keyboards. Typed to enter a "meta command", or special directions to the assembly program.
	* META on the [[LINC]] keyboard.		* META on the [[LINC]] keyboard. Typed as a prefix for commands, much like the TX-2 key.
	* [[Incompatible Timesharing System\|ITS]] and its preceding PDP-6 software uses [[Teletype]] model 33 Altmode key as a command prefix.		* [[Incompatible Timesharing System\|ITS]] and its preceding PDP-6 software uses [[Teletype]] model 33 Altmode key as a command prefix.
	* EDIT on the [[IMSSS]] custom Datamedia keyboard for use with [[TVEDIT\|TVEdit]].		* EDIT on the [[IMSSS]] custom Datamedia keyboard for use with [[TVEDIT\|TVEdit]]. Typed to enter editor commands.
	* META modifier on the [[Stanford_Artificial_Intelligence_Laboratory\|SAIL]] keyboard.		* META modifier on the [[Stanford_Artificial_Intelligence_Laboratory\|SAIL]] keyboard.
	* META modifier on the [[Knight TV system\|Knight keyboard]]; used with [[Emacs editors\|EMACS]] as an alternative to the Altmode prefix. Also TOP.		* META modifier on the [[Knight TV system\|Knight keyboard]]; used with [[Emacs editors\|EMACS]] as an alternative to the Altmode prefix. Also TOP.

Larsbrinkhoff: Wrong, there is not meta but mod1.

2025-11-19T10:15:48Z

Wrong, there is not meta but mod1.

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	* Stanford [[SUN workstation]] proposal from 1980 mentions a META key.		* Stanford [[SUN workstation]] proposal from 1980 mentions a META key.
	* [[Sun-2]] keyboard has modifiers LEFT and RIGHT. Subsequent Sun keyboards have the diamond symbol.		* [[Sun-2]] keyboard has modifiers LEFT and RIGHT. Subsequent Sun keyboards have the diamond symbol.
	* The [[X Window System]] protocol has a Meta ~~modifier~~.		* The [[X Window System]] protocol has five "mod" [[bucky bit]]s, of which the first is usually mapped to Meta and/or Alt.

Larsbrinkhoff: Add info on Altmode.

2025-11-19T07:48:17Z

Add info on Altmode.

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	* "Meta Hand" on the [[TX-2]] keyboards.		* "Meta Hand" on the [[TX-2]] keyboards.
	* META on the [[LINC]] keyboard.		* META on the [[LINC]] keyboard.
			* [[Incompatible Timesharing System\|ITS]] and its preceding PDP-6 software uses [[Teletype]] model 33 Altmode key as a command prefix.
	* EDIT on the [[IMSSS]] custom Datamedia keyboard for use with [[TVEDIT\|TVEdit]].		* EDIT on the [[IMSSS]] custom Datamedia keyboard for use with [[TVEDIT\|TVEdit]].
	* META modifier on the [[Stanford_Artificial_Intelligence_Laboratory\|SAIL]] keyboard.		* META modifier on the [[Stanford_Artificial_Intelligence_Laboratory\|SAIL]] keyboard.
	* META modifier on the [[Knight TV system\|Knight keyboard]]. Also TOP.		* META modifier on the [[Knight TV system\|Knight keyboard]]; used with [[Emacs editors\|EMACS]] as an alternative to the Altmode prefix. Also TOP.
	* META modifier on the [[CADR\|Kulp "space-cadet" keyboard]]. Also TOP, GREEK, SUPER, HYPER.		* META modifier on the [[CADR\|Kulp "space-cadet" keyboard]]. Also TOP, GREEK, SUPER, HYPER.
	* Stanford [[SUN workstation]] proposal from 1980 mentions a META key.		* Stanford [[SUN workstation]] proposal from 1980 mentions a META key.
	* [[Sun-2]] keyboard has modifiers LEFT and RIGHT. Subsequent Sun keyboards have the diamond symbol.		* [[Sun-2]] keyboard has modifiers LEFT and RIGHT. Subsequent Sun keyboards have the diamond symbol.
	* The [[X Window System]] protocol has a Meta modifier.		* The [[X Window System]] protocol has a Meta modifier.

Larsbrinkhoff: Development of the meta key.

2025-11-19T07:24:24Z

Development of the meta key.

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For now, some notes about the development of a "meta key" concept. Roughly in chronological order.

* "Meta Hand" on the [[TX-2]] keyboards.
* META on the [[LINC]] keyboard.
* EDIT on the [[IMSSS]] custom Datamedia keyboard for use with [[TVEDIT|TVEdit]].
* META modifier on the [[Stanford_Artificial_Intelligence_Laboratory|SAIL]] keyboard.
* META modifier on the [[Knight TV system|Knight keyboard]]. Also TOP.
* META modifier on the [[CADR|Kulp "space-cadet" keyboard]]. Also TOP, GREEK, SUPER, HYPER.
* Stanford [[SUN workstation]] proposal from 1980 mentions a META key.
* [[Sun-2]] keyboard has modifiers LEFT and RIGHT. Subsequent Sun keyboards have the diamond symbol.
* The [[X Window System]] protocol has a Meta modifier.