Hi Wayne :)
Wasn't it the "Son of Overlord" (SOO) program that crashed the system
with the space bar?
Art "remembering a Prof saying don't hit that key hehe" Bahrs
P.S. Yes, I did hit it.... oops... this is how we learn to reboot/reload a
system hehe
----- Original Message -----
From: Wayne Brown <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: HP3000 'old timers league' qualification test:
> 1. How does an operator manage to crash the system using only the
spacebar on
> the system console?
>
> 2. When do you need to use CONTROL-F repeatedly?
>
> Wayne
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> Gavin Scott <[log in to unmask]> on 03/28/2000 12:11:55 PM
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> Please respond to Gavin Scott <[log in to unmask]>
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> To: [log in to unmask]
> cc: (bcc: Wayne Brown/Corporate/Altec)
>
> Subject: Re: HP3000 'old timers league' qualification test:
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> Mark writes:
> > What did typing 'COORS' do at a boot-up.
>
> And when a customer calls you up saying they're in the process of
rebooting
> their Series III and it's hung and nothing is happening, what do you tell
> them to do?
>
> Or what happens if you idly play with the System Switch Register (switches
> and lights) while rebooting your Series III?
>
> The problem with the 3000 world these days is that it's old and stagnant
> enough that virtually *everyone* is an "old timer" to one degree of
another.
> What we need in the 3000 community are more new users who *don't* know the
> answers to trivia questions.
>
> G.