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- From: isc10327@nusunix3.nus.sg (ONG TAT-WEE)
- Subject: Re: Revenge of the Bobs: Warning
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.054541.17991@nuscc.nus.sg>
- Sender: usenet@nuscc.nus.sg
- Organization: National University of Singapore
- References: <1992Aug19.012416.1028@jlc.mv.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 05:45:41 GMT
- Lines: 32
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- scot@jlc.mv.com (Scot Salmon) writes:
- : In article <1992Aug17.093105.5653@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> bp664@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Grover Thomas) writes:
- : >
- : >Okay, well changing control panel settings isn't a horrible crime,
- : >but this program sets the text and background to black! It also
- : >sets the boot slot to 5, so I couldn't even load System 6 from
- : >my hard drive...[stuff deleted]
- : >
- : >Anyway, I managed to dig up and find an old System disk with the
- : >control panel NDA on it, so I was able to fix it. But I wonder
- : >what else this demo did to my computer?!
- :
- : You do seem to do it the hard way. Next time, make sure there's no disk
- : in slot 5, and reboot. It will get a "Check Startup Device" error, and get you
- : the bracket prompt (maybe you have to hit control-reset to get the bracket).
- : Then just type "PR#7" (or whatever slot your HD is in. For me, it's slot
- : 6 so I'd use "PR#6"). That should boot your hard drive like normal.
- :
- : I'm not at my GS right now, so I can't actually check this. I'm sure someone
- : will correct me if that doesn't work.
- :
- : --
- :
- : - Scot Salmon (scot@jlc.mv.com)
-
- Yes, it does work. I got caught by the Blackout virus once and that's
- exactly what my friend did to get my IIgs working again. Not much of a
- virus once you've understood how it works but for a first timer, it's
- quite a shocking experience. Must say the fellow who taught of this
- trick was pretty smart.
-
- - DOTW - :)
-