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From: dwc@homxc.UUCP (Malaclypse the Elder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Character echo at read time
Keywords: echo tty device driver line discipline
Message-ID: <3303@homxc.UUCP>
Date: 3 Sep 88 04:38:25 GMT
References: <347@spies.UUCP> <670025@hpclscu.HP.COM> <24355@bu-cs.BU.EDU> <371@polyof.UUCP>
Organization: Legion of Dynamic Discord
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In article <371@polyof.UUCP>, john@polyof.UUCP ( John Buck ) writes:
> 
> I'm curious to know: do you folks who tolerate "invisible" type-ahead
> ever make mistakes in typing commands (ahead)?  If so, when do you detect
> the mistakes?  Before it's too late?  How do you see what you are correcting?
> 
i can't stand the invisible type-ahead on dos.  i really would like
to know what i am typing into the system.  i wind up not typing
ahead at all.  the solution you presented sounds real good to me.

danny chen
att!homxc!dwc