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The programmer who invented Ctrl+Alt+Del

Control, Alt, Delete has become a well-known computer shortcut. Did your computer freeze? Ctrl+Alt+Del. Is one of your programs acting up? Ctrl+Alt+Del. But how did we get here and what was the purpose of the quick command in the first place? The story goes all the way back to a time when our legs had warmers on them and “Flashdance” was all the rage: the ‘80s.

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