What is the SysRq key for?

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From: Cliff Coombs
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1990 14:43

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I'm sure it happens to all of us every so often...

Someone new to computers came up to me the other day and asked 
"what does the SysRq key do?", once again I had to admit I'm not the
all knowing guru some people think I am. (I hate being referred to as
a computer expert)

So, Netlanders, on the IBM enhanced keyboard, under the print screen
key, What is SysRq? How is it used? Why is there no mention of it in
the documentation that comes with the system?

Thanks for the wisdom of the net!
Digitally,
Cliff
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  Cliff Coombs                                          ccoombs@pilot.njin.net
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From: ccoombs@pilot.njin.net (Cliff Coombs)
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Subject: What is the SysRq key for?
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Date: 11 Jan 90 14:43:33 GMT
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