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From: koren@hpfelg.HP.COM (Steve Koren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Anybody know how to do this stuff?
Message-ID: <13920035@hpfelg.HP.COM>
Date: 3 Jan 90 15:04:17 GMT
References: <13920020@hpfelg.HP.COM>
Organization: HP Elec. Design Div. -FtCollins
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I have a question about the console device:

The Amiga console device normally blocks programs from outputting text
if you have typed characters from the keyboard that have not yet been
read.  For example, I can type

  my_prog

which outputs some stuff, and if I type some characters while my_prog
is loading, my_prog will produce no output until I press return.

I want to be able to convince the console that its OK for my_prog to
output some characters.  I wish to use this for SKsh; for example, you
type a command, and just before the Sksh prompt appears you type
another.  Currently, SKsh won't display the prompt while you type the
second command, since the console is stopping it from doing so.  Does
anyone know how I can fix this?  Something like ProdConsoleDevice()
would be what I need.

    thanks, any help will be appriciated!

         -steve (koren@hpfela.HP.COM)