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From: todd@net1.ucsd.edu (Todd Goodman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Re: Screen Blanker WARNING!!
Message-ID: <4584@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU>
Date: 5 Feb 88 04:28:46 GMT
References: <2750@omepd> <11470021@hpsmtc1.HP.COM>
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In article <11470021@hpsmtc1.HP.COM> swh@hpsmtc1.HP.COM (Steve Harrold) writes:
>Re: Screen blanking while downloading
>
>So, just hit the 5-key on the numeric keypad.  Almost zero software uses it,
>but it convinces FANSI (and other blankers) that you're still there.  By
>using the 5-key, there is almost zero possibility that your software will
>interpret it and do something you don't want at that moment.
>
>---------------------
>Steve Harrold			...hplabs!hpsmtc1!swh
>				HPG200/13
>				(408) 447-5580
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Actually, pressing the shift key has always worked for me.  I suppose that
that wouldn't do it for some screen blankers, but it works for my version
of FANSI (2.0 I think).  A nice program.

				Todd Goodman
				todd@net1.ucsd.edu
				...!{ihnp4|ucbvax}!sdcsvax!net1!todd
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