Texas Instruments TI-99/4A - Page 97

Thespecial function of the 3/# key isindicated
on the label just above the 3/# key Since the
DELETE key can be thought of as an eraser, you
may wonder about the ERASE function of the
3/# key Well, the 3/# key can also be likened
to an eraser—it's just a much bigger eraser!
Want to see what we mean?
Try it on for size. Again, type in the sentence
THIS IS MY COMPUTER.
SCREEN 2
Holdthe FUNCTION keydown, and press the
3/# key How much text was erased?
SCREEN 3
Imagine that! The entire sentence vanished, and
the cursor issitting next to the prompt. The
ERASE function will always erase anycharacters
that you've typed on a line.
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