What is the use of the Scroll Lock key?

[anoop007]

What was the scroll lock key orginally intended to do?

the only use i've found is to create a break in QB programs

[HarryW]

Originally, in old DOS non-mouse-driven apps, you could turn scroll-lock on and then use the arrow keys to scroll around the screen (like using the scroll bars in windows). If scroll-lock was off then the arrow keys would move your cursor around instead.

thanks Harry... for the info.. never thought that was the use.. i guess i thought like honeybee b4...

also do you know of any old DOS program that uses this?.. i want to check that out

[HarryW]

No idea, I don't remember ever using it myself