Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!snorkelwacker!apple!farrier
From: farrier@Apple.COM (Cary Farrier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: finder follies
Message-ID: <38530@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 11 Feb 90 20:39:03 GMT
References: <10401.infoapple.net@pro-generic>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <10401.infoapple.net@pro-generic> ericmcg@pro-generic.cts.com (Eric Mcgillicuddy) writes:
>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?

It's not really an easter egg, it's just a way to see the version numbers of
the various GS/OS segments being loaded.  You can get it to happen every time
by pressing the space bar when the system begins to boot off of your drive.

>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. 

The character FST allows an application to access character devices (such as
a modem or the console) using the standard system calls (i.e. open, read, 
write,flush, close, etc...).

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