Front Cover: Photograph: “CONTROL+ALT+DELETE”, by Filippo Minelli. Site-specific
intervention, 2007, Qalandyia Checkpoint, Israel/Palestine
Control-Alt-Delete (often abbreviated to Ctrl+Alt+Del, also known as
the “three-finger salute”) is a computer keyboard command on IBM PC
compatible computers, invoked by pressing the Delete key while holding the
Control and Alt keys: Ctrl+Alt+Delete. The function of the key combination
differs depending on the context but it generally interrupts or facilitates
interrupting a function. For instance, in pre-boot environment (before
an operating system starts) or in DOS, Windows 3.0 and earlier version
of Windows or OS/2, the key combination reboots the computer. Starting
with Windows3.1, the command invokes a task manager or security related
component that facilitates ending a Windows session.
Project and artist information:
http://www.filippominelli.com/ctrl_alt_delete.