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Re: Loading Device Drivers at the DOS prompt

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From: Frank Slootweg CRC
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1989 15:59
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plim@hpsgpa.HP.COM (Peter Lim) writes:

>This is posted by mistake, I pressed W when I intended to press S
>and my notes program refuse to abort posting.

  Peter (and others :-)) in future (while in "vi" after accidently
pressing "w" (or similar)) do:

:shell		(or similar. Gives you a shell)
$ kill <pid_of_"vi">
$ exit		(You drop back were you were before you pressed "w")
No harm done.

Frank "Been there" Slootweg, Hewlett-Packard, Dutch Customer Response Center.
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From: frank@hpuamsa.UUCP (Frank Slootweg CRC)
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Subject: Re: Loading Device Drivers at the DOS prompt
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Date: 29 Nov 89 15:59:47 GMT
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