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From: lynch@tramp.Colorado.EDU (LYNCH DENNIS)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: esc key problem in elvis
Summary: elvis dies sometimes when ESC is pressed on my Toshiba 1200XE 286
Keywords: elvis ESC Toshiba 286
Message-ID: <1991Apr18.162126.4722@colorado.edu>
Date: 18 Apr 91 16:21:26 GMT
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I remember reading an article in which another Minix user was 
experiencing the same problem I have, but I have not been able 
to find either the original article, or a follow-up with a 
solution. If there was a solution and I missed it, I apologize
for the redundancy. The problem is this:

    If, when using elvis, I press the ESC key from command mode, the
    editor dies after about a 1-2 second delay. The screen is not 
    cleared, and the words "Alarm Clock" are printed followed on the
    next line (below where the cursor was when elvis died) by my shell
    prompt. However, no input is taken, the system is locked. If this
    is not bad enough, once I get the system going again, I can't 
    re-edit the file with elvis, it errs out with "<file> is busy"
    message.

If any Minix wizzards out there can tell me how to fix the problem,
or at least how to renable editing of these files, please mail a 
solution to me, I would appreciate it and will post a summary...

                                               Pat Lynch
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