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echo: os2prog
to: Peter Fitzsimmons
from: James Mckenzie
date: 1995-10-25 10:04:24
subject: Re: CTL-ALT-DEL

-=> Quoting Peter Fitzsimmons to Andrew Grillet <=-

 PF> Shutdown
 PF> Reboot
 PF> Logoff
 PF> Cancel.

 PF> So this is something we will probably see soon.

 PF> Personally,  I hope you can turn this off -- I think C-A-D _should_
 PF> reboot the computer,  no questions asked. 

I think that this will disappear with the advent of the multiple input
queue, like WindowsNT.  I would like the option of using Cntl+Esc or CAD
to bring up the Window List.  Then a dead DOS program could be killed, not
the system reset by a forgetful user.

 PF> Other things comming soon -- a fix for the single input queue (apps
 PF> that don't respond to a focus change are given a red border and
 PF> ignored until they decide to be nice again). 

Great.  We needed this for a long time.

Jim



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