>I guess, though I'd say that's a bit of a stretch.  I've always wondered
>why Macs (since the very beginning) have called this "option" anyhow.

Because it gave access to the optional characters such as accents. 

Shame that 'IBM PCs' didn't follow suit. Oh well, we're stuck with the
ghastly ALT.  :)

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