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Article #5963Re: Why does ctrl-P give "Write Fault Error ...
From: Gerald Walls
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 14:26
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 14:26
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In article <1992Nov5.045950.24122@sol.UVic.CA> dchivers@engr.UVic.CA writes: >In article 26297@cbnews.cb.att.com, merchant@cbnews.cb.att.com (shahrukh.s.merchant) writes: ... >I've had this same problem. To get out of it without re-booting, hit ^p again >and select abort. > >>My questions: What is ^P supposed to do? Where is it documented? >>Why doesn't it abort? How can I disable this function? How can I >>turn it back on, should I decide that I do want to use it occasionally? > >Apparently, ^P toggles a print capture state. If you are connected to a printer, >everything typed will be echoed to the printer until ^P is hit again. I can't find any documentation for this in any DOS references that I've looked at. I'm not sure how to disable it but a second ^P will end it. > >I hope this is helpful. > >Dave > I don't think it's a DOS functions. I believe it is built into the BIOS.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!decwrl!hal.com!olivea!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!The-Star.honeywell.com!saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com!walls From: walls@saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com (Gerald Walls) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Why does ctrl-P give "Write Fault Error ... Message-ID: <1992Nov5.142636.8833@saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com> Date: 5 Nov 92 14:26:36 GMT References: <1992Nov4.204803.26297@cbnews.cb.att.com> <1992Nov5.045950.24122@sol.UVic.CA> Organization: Honeywell Air Transport Systems Division Lines: 20