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From: cs225af@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: finder follies
Message-ID: <15800066@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 11 Feb 90 10:40:19 GMT
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Nf-From: ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!cs225af    Feb 11 03:09:00 1990


>Recently, I booted up the system off of the hard drive in slot7 and istead of
>seeing the thermometer not fill up (because I have GSOS on a HD) I got a text
>mode list of files, finally ending with a message 'pause mode active press
>space to continue' or some such. I have just finished an 8-bit game in slot6
>and reset the control panel. Is this an Easter Eg and is there some way to
>consistently do this?

As soon as you boot the drive with GS/OS, i.e. right after you hit the
[RETURN] key or let go of the [RESET] key, press any key.  When GS/OS starts
loading, it checks the keyboard to see if a key has been pressed.  If not,
it puts up the SHR thermometer.  If, on the other hand, a key HAS been pressed,
it throws up the text display you saw, giving package names and version #s.

>Also, I know what the prodos FST means, but what does character FST do? It was
>one of the file listed. After hitting space it switched to SHR and I was back
>in the familiarly finder finally. 

yes, just what exactly IS the character FST?


-- rubio  (rubio-1@uiuc.edu)