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From: glmwc@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Matt Crowd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Help --> How to prevent the visit from the dreaded guru
Message-ID: <1991Jan7.110218.9448@marlin.jcu.edu.au>
Date: 7 Jan 91 11:02:18 GMT
References: <611@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> <1991Jan4.203339.8800@maytag.waterloo.edu> <V2H++Q_@irie.ais.org>
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In article <V2H++Q_@irie.ais.org> jph@ais.org (Joseph Hillenburg) writes:
>Does anyone know how to FORCE a guru through C? What includes, etc, and
>maybe a ForceGuru() call? I have a program where if you enter an incorrect
>response, it is supposed to guru. Does anyone have a sure-fire routine?

void Crash()
{
	void *zero = 0;
	while(1)
		*zero++ = 0;
}

I used this, or something similar once to crash the Amiga when a
password protection failed.  Takes ages though.  Suggestions
for a better crash would be appreciated.  Maybe copying the   
screen bitmap into the Exec structure....

:-) :-) :-)


>-- 
>        Joseph Hillenburg, Secretary, Bloomington Amiga Users Group
>iuvax!news!valnet!joseph        jph@ais.org          anlhille@iubacs.BITNET
>       "Only Apple could slow down a 68030 chip" --Computer Shopper

Colin.