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Title: What Are The Mac’s Command ⌘ And Option ⌥ Symbols Supposed To Represent?
Post by: HCK on July 27, 2012, 07:00:04 pm
What Are The Mac’s Command ⌘ And Option ⌥ Symbols Supposed To Represent?

The Apple Command key (or, as you might better know it, ⌘) has a beautiful and clear history. Originally, the ⌘ key was an Apple symbol instead, but Steve Jobs thought that using the Apple logo as a keyboard shortcut in the original Macintosh’s menus was “taking the logo in vain” so he tasked the [...]Related StoriesApple’s First Appearance At Black Hat Security Conference Was “Very, Very Meh”Hueless B&W iPhoneography App Updated With Launch Center Support, Square Photos, And MoreWhat’s The Coolest “Hidden” Feature You’ve Found In Mountain Lion [Let's Talk]Mountain Lion Already Accounts For 3% Of Mac Web TrafficThe Newsstand Store Gets Its First Game

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