Difference between revisions of "Meta key"
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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. | ||
Revision as of 07:48, 19 November 2025
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.
- 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.
- META modifier on the SAIL keyboard.
- META modifier on the Knight keyboard; used with EMACS as an alternative to the Altmode prefix. Also TOP.
- META modifier on the 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.
