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  1. Xref: sparky comp.os.msdos.misc:6034 comp.sys.ibm.pc:809
  2. Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!newsroom.utas.edu.au!cam!esk!scarnie
  4. From: scarnie@esk.compserv.utas.edu.au (Stuart George Carnie)
  5. Subject: Re: Why does ctrl-P give "Write Fault Error ..." and hang the system?
  6. Message-ID: <1992Nov6.120044.8751@cam.compserv.utas.edu.au>
  7. Sender: news@cam.compserv.utas.edu.au
  8. Nntp-Posting-Host: esk
  9. Organization: University of Tasmania at Launceston
  10. References: <1992Nov4.204803.26297@cbnews.cb.att.com> 
  11. Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 12:00:44 GMT
  12. Lines: 18
  13.  
  14. Well, ^P is an "echo to printer" command, and normally if you have a printer
  15. installed, anything sent to the STDIO(Standard Input/Outut) will be automaticall
  16. dumped to the printer.
  17.  
  18. I've just shelled to DOS, and pressed ^P (with the printer off), and have
  19. found that the best way to turn it off is to ^P again (this really toggles
  20. dumping to the printer on/off). After you press ^P, just ^Break to stop the
  21. Abort, Retry message.
  22.  
  23. Anyway, hope it helps.
  24.  
  25. Cheers
  26. Stuart
  27. -- 
  28. scarnie@esk.compserv.utas.edu.au
  29.  
  30. "On a distant planet, a creature strums his guitar..." {:-)
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