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- From: eletanjm@nuscc.nus.sg (TAN JIN MENG)
- Subject: Re: Just what IS Alt-F1 (was Re: Multiple Desktops....)
- Message-ID: <1992Sep3.021059.6440@nuscc.nus.sg>
- Organization: National University of Singapore
- References: <Sep02.210652.27515@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 02:10:59 GMT
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- mm459504@LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Michael Miller) writes:
- : In article <60052@mimsy.umd.edu> rpfaff@umiacs.umd.edu (Ray Pfaff) writes:
- : >Interesting that you should mention this. I crashed my system all the way
- : >to having to do an Alt-F1 to bring it back yesterday (warning: I downloaded
- : >[Rest Deleted]
- :
- :
- : I've heard a number of references to this infamous Alt-F1-at-bootup sequence
- : and was curious as to what it did exactly. (I've heard that it disallows
- : program starts and I've also heard it erases the Svgadata.pmi file)
- :
- : So what does it do?
- :
- : Mike
- :
- :
- :
- : --
- : "You seem ah decent fellow. Ahd hate to keel you." - I. Montoya
- : "Well, you seem a decent fellow. I'd hate to die." - Wesley
- : mm459504@longs.lance.colostate.edu
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- Everthing goes back to defaults. desktop, colors, screen rez everything.
- Your os2.ini, config.sys and os2sys.ini are renamed and replaced with
- the original installed defaults.
-
- jin meng
-