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-=> Quoting Peter Fitzsimmons to James Mckenzie <=- PF> Since OS/2 does not use the bios AT ALL for the keyb, C-A-D is not a PF> magical key sequence; any key sequence can be used for "kill app" PF> (I'd prefer ctrl-BREAK). Great. Why didn't I think of that? But some DOS programs reserve the Cntrl-Break combination, if I remember programming correctly. PF> I want to see CAD remain as softboot, since this is the way the IBM PF> PC BIOS first implemented it. I am not saying it should always be PF> this way, clearly servers and kiosks might like CAD to be a NOP; I PF> am saying I don't want this shoved down my throat like it is with NT. True. Maybe a software settable key combination? Jim ... Mary had a little RAM -- only about a MEG or so. --- Blue Wave/Max v2.12 [NR]* Origin: Druid's Grove BBS -- 914-876-2237 (1:2624/306) SEEN-BY: 270/101 620/243 711/401 409 410 413 430 807 808 809 934 955 712/407 SEEN-BY: 712/515 517 628 713/888 800/1 7877/2809 @PATH: 2624/306 270/101 712/515 711/808 809 934 |
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