Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!cbmvax!andy
From: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CON: lockup on typing * <CR> at CLI prompt
Message-ID: <3109@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 8 Jan 88 16:28:47 GMT
References: <279@dana.UUCP>
Reply-To: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <279@dana.UUCP> rap@dana.UUCP (Rob Peck) writes:
>Yesterday, Harv Laser asked me a question:
>
>    "Why does the CLI lockup solidly if you just type
>
>	* <CR>
>

Its not really a solid lockup...by typing enough control-\
characters (24 I believe) control will return to you, and
you'll get the Unable to load * error message.

If you're really good, you can type an executable program in its
place :-)
>Rob Peck			...ihnp4!hplabs!dana!rap


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