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echo: os2prog
to: Mike Bilow
from: John Poltorak
date: 1995-03-17 09:29:36
subject: Hidden Functions in OS/2

Tuesday March 14 1995, Mike Bilow writes to Graeme Geldenhuys:

 GG>> Is there still any other hidden functions in OS/2 like the
 GG>> one that says to whom Warp is dedicated to:

 GG>> - Click on the desktop to unselect anything
 GG>> - Type the following:  Ctrl+Alt+Shift+o

 MB> Well, if you strike Alt-F2 in the early part of the boot process while the
 MB> white block and "OS/2" are displayed in the top left
corner of the screen,
 MB> then you will be treated to announcements of the names of device drivers
 MB> as they load.  This is very useful for diagnosing system hangs caused
 MB> by device drivers, so you can figure out which driver is responsible.

This is a useful function, which ought to be documented somewhere. One
thing I have found, though, is that this seems to get disabled if you have
'Display  Recovery Choices at each restart' set on in the  Desktop settings.

John

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