Boss key
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boss-key-177-13302385
title:
Boss key
text:
A boss key, or boss button, is a special keyboard shortcut used in PC games or other programs to hide the program quickly, possibly displaying a special screen that appears to be a normal productivity program. One of the earliest implementations was by Friendlyware, a suite of entertainment and general interest programs written in BASIC and sold with the original IBM AT and XT computers from 1982 to 1985. When activated, an ASCII bar graph with generic "Productivity" and "Time" labels appeared.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Keyboard shortcut to quickly hide programs
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_key
date created:
2004-11-29T17:55:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T03:08:32Z
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