Re: [foxboro] XP AW70 arrow key problem update

Actually, I do remember GEM...played with it for awhile when I had to load 
it to use Ventura Publisher.  It was pretty cool, and performed well, but 
few apps were ever written for it.
c






"Ronald Stear" <rstear@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
08/27/2004 09:37 PM
Please respond to foxboro

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Hmmm... that's sort of like saying Bell Labs copied 'vi' from Data 
General..
too long ago for anyone but us old folks to remember.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnson, Alex (Foxboro)" <ajohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [foxboro] XP AW70 arrow key problem update


> Re: The arrow keys still don't work unless I hold down Shift, but at 
least
> they don't type numbers instead.
>
> This is the standard behavior. It dates back to the original development
of
> the I/A Series.
>
> For those too young to remember, GEMS was a GUI for DOS way before 
windows
> existed. We copied a lot of its stylistic touches with the I/A Series 
HMI.
I
> assume this is one of those touches.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Alex Johnson
> Invensys Systems, Inc.
> 10707 Haddington
> Houston, TX 77043
> 713.722.2859 (voice)
> 713.722.2700 (operator)
> 713.932.0222 (fax)
> ajohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx
> For the latest information on ArchestrA, go to
> http://www.invensys.com/Archestra.html.
>





 
 
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