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Article #7885Re: Help --> How to prevent the visit from the dreaded guru
From: Matt Crowd
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 1991 11:02
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 1991 11:02
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In article <V2H++Q_@irie.ais.org> jph@ais.org (Joseph Hillenburg) writes:
>Does anyone know how to FORCE a guru through C? What includes, etc, and
>maybe a ForceGuru() call? I have a program where if you enter an incorrect
>response, it is supposed to guru. Does anyone have a sure-fire routine?
void Crash()
{
void *zero = 0;
while(1)
*zero++ = 0;
}
I used this, or something similar once to crash the Amiga when a
password protection failed. Takes ages though. Suggestions
for a better crash would be appreciated. Maybe copying the
screen bitmap into the Exec structure....
:-) :-) :-)
>--
> Joseph Hillenburg, Secretary, Bloomington Amiga Users Group
>iuvax!news!valnet!joseph jph@ais.org anlhille@iubacs.BITNET
> "Only Apple could slow down a 68030 chip" --Computer Shopper
Colin.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!apple!mips!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!brolga!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!marlin.jcu.edu.au!glmwc From: glmwc@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Matt Crowd) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: Help --> How to prevent the visit from the dreaded guru Message-ID: <1991Jan7.110218.9448@marlin.jcu.edu.au> Date: 7 Jan 91 11:02:18 GMT References: <611@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> <1991Jan4.203339.8800@maytag.waterloo.edu> <V2H++Q_@irie.ais.org> Organization: James Cook University of North Queensland Lines: 26