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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Getchar w/wout echo
Message-ID: <1383@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 29 Aug 88 14:50:11 GMT
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In article <627@proxftl.UUCP>, bill@proxftl.UUCP (T. William Wells) writes:
> ever will, as there are important systems where turning off
> echoing is *not* possible since echoing is done by parts of the
> hardware that can't be affected by the system.

I haven't used IBM systems, but the batch terminal systems I'm familiar
with at least allow you to change the characters to black-on-black, which
is adequate for a password...
-- 
Peter da Silva  `-_-'  Ferranti International Controls Corporation.
"Have you hugged  U  your wolf today?"            peter@ficc.uu.net