New answers tagged ibm-pc
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What did Ctrl+NumLock do?
CTRL+NUMLOCK was Pause, CTRL+SCROLLOCK was Break.
It was not until later that the keyboard was updated with new buttons for newer machines, and got a separate key for Pause/Break, which then still ...
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What did Ctrl+NumLock do?
In my answer here I infer that the unusual scancode for the Pause/Break key emulates the user pressing and then releasing Ctrl+NumLock.
No it does not.
Left CTRL is 1D
Right CTRL is E0 1D
Pause/...
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What did Ctrl+NumLock do?
In the IBM PC 5150, CtrlNumLock paused the system until another key (not NumLock) was pressed. As described in page 5-21 of the relevant Technical Reference:
The combination of the Ctrl and Num Lock ...
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