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Surprising that the article doesn’t mention the word eXit.
by evaneykelen 3y ago
Surprising that the article doesn’t mention the word eXit.
- tezza 3y agoGood suggestion My personal conjecture is that the Close action had the purpose to kill off your graphical work at that point. So death for that portion… Death often being depicted in cartoons (inc. black and white) with an X over both eyelids
- hawski 3y agoSeeing "kill off" and "cartoons" reminds me of a skull and crossbones as the symbol of pirates - pillage and kill. Crossbones make an X symbol.
- furyofantares 3y agoYeah, when we got Windows 95 I taught this to my parents: to exit you "x it".