Why There is 12 Function key on Key board? [modified]
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Do any one know the philosophy of existing 12 function key F1-F12 on key board? why it is not 14 or 10? I searched and found it was 24 at first and Over time it reduced and now is 12. But Not Convinced, yet! Any Story or Reason?? :confused::confused:
modified on Friday, May 20, 2011 8:50 AM
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Do any one know the philosophy of existing 12 function key F1-F12 on key board? why it is not 14 or 10? I searched and found it was 24 at first and Over time it reduced and now is 12. But Not Convinced, yet! Any Story or Reason?? :confused::confused:
modified on Friday, May 20, 2011 8:50 AM
That's how many IBM could fit on their original PC keyboard layout? (just a guess)
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Do any one know the philosophy of existing 12 function key F1-F12 on key board? why it is not 14 or 10? I searched and found it was 24 at first and Over time it reduced and now is 12. But Not Convinced, yet! Any Story or Reason?? :confused::confused:
modified on Friday, May 20, 2011 8:50 AM
Used to be 10 and then they added two more. I've never seen a 24 function keyboard.
Regards, Nish
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Do any one know the philosophy of existing 12 function key F1-F12 on key board? why it is not 14 or 10? I searched and found it was 24 at first and Over time it reduced and now is 12. But Not Convinced, yet! Any Story or Reason?? :confused::confused:
modified on Friday, May 20, 2011 8:50 AM
Arbitrary. My LK201 has F1 through F20, plus PF1 through PF4. :-D
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Do any one know the philosophy of existing 12 function key F1-F12 on key board? why it is not 14 or 10? I searched and found it was 24 at first and Over time it reduced and now is 12. But Not Convinced, yet! Any Story or Reason?? :confused::confused:
modified on Friday, May 20, 2011 8:50 AM
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Do any one know the philosophy of existing 12 function key F1-F12 on key board? why it is not 14 or 10? I searched and found it was 24 at first and Over time it reduced and now is 12. But Not Convinced, yet! Any Story or Reason?? :confused::confused:
modified on Friday, May 20, 2011 8:50 AM
To give people practice writing the word "Function", which you apprently still need...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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Actually, 13 would fit...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
Used to be 10 and then they added two more. I've never seen a 24 function keyboard.
Regards, Nish
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Imagine u r right! why 10 why not 9? why then 12 not 14?
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Do any one know the philosophy of existing 12 function key F1-F12 on key board? why it is not 14 or 10? I searched and found it was 24 at first and Over time it reduced and now is 12. But Not Convinced, yet! Any Story or Reason?? :confused::confused:
modified on Friday, May 20, 2011 8:50 AM
I'm guessing because that's how many the 3270 had: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_key[^]
Best wishes, Hans
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Actually, 13 would fit...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
Imagine u r right! why 10 why not 9? why then 12 not 14?
Ali Taghvajou wrote:
why 10 why not 9?
10 is a nice round number and one that naturally occurs to designers/technicians because of its association with the decimal base. So they automatically chose it over arbitrary numbers like 9 or 11. Later they tried to squeeze in 2 more and got 12. 14 would have been nice but it would have crowded the keyboard layout. These days it does not matter much.
Regards, Nish
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Do any one know the philosophy of existing 12 function key F1-F12 on key board? why it is not 14 or 10? I searched and found it was 24 at first and Over time it reduced and now is 12. But Not Convinced, yet! Any Story or Reason?? :confused::confused:
modified on Friday, May 20, 2011 8:50 AM
Design flaw, it should be 42 :)
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I'm guessing because that's how many the 3270 had: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_key[^]
Best wishes, Hans
I've read it completely twice! No exact and scientific reason!
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Arbitrary. My LK201 has F1 through F20, plus PF1 through PF4. :-D
yes, 24 function key.
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Used to be 10 and then they added two more. I've never seen a 24 function keyboard.
Regards, Nish
Are you addicted to CP? If so, check this out: The Code Project Forum Analyzer : Find out how much of a life you don't have! My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
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Do any one know the philosophy of existing 12 function key F1-F12 on key board? why it is not 14 or 10? I searched and found it was 24 at first and Over time it reduced and now is 12. But Not Convinced, yet! Any Story or Reason?? :confused::confused:
modified on Friday, May 20, 2011 8:50 AM
Because the function key design chief engineer at IBM had previous experiences in egg-packing companies. :rolleyes:
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Because the function key design chief engineer at IBM had previous experiences in egg-packing companies. :rolleyes:
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
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Do any one know the philosophy of existing 12 function key F1-F12 on key board? why it is not 14 or 10? I searched and found it was 24 at first and Over time it reduced and now is 12. But Not Convinced, yet! Any Story or Reason?? :confused::confused:
modified on Friday, May 20, 2011 8:50 AM
Ali Taghvajou wrote:
Do any one know the philosophy of existing 12 function key F1-F12 on key board?
why it is not 14 or 10?Because it's 12. It's 12 because enough computer manufacturers used 12 that it became standard. In the old days, different computers had different numbers of function keys. Now, it's pretty standard... ...but System.Windows.Input.Keys still has enum values up to F24.
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Do any one know the philosophy of existing 12 function key F1-F12 on key board? why it is not 14 or 10? I searched and found it was 24 at first and Over time it reduced and now is 12. But Not Convinced, yet! Any Story or Reason?? :confused::confused:
modified on Friday, May 20, 2011 8:50 AM
12 is used to confuse Rednecks since we count with our fingers.
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U joking or it is real?? any doc if real?
Well, he wrote the documentation on old newspapers sheets (i.e. the former 'devices' for egg-packing tasks) and I don't know if it survived... :-\
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