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I want to screw myself over.

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From: Mike Matthews
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 18:53
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Yes, that's right.  I want to screw myself over.  In a particular way,
though, no 'generic' methods please. :-)

I want some sort of PostScript code that:
	1)	Makes all current windows disappear (fling off screen,
gravity-bounce down, I don't care).
	2)	Not affect any new windows that will show up.
	3)	Not let you get to those old windows.

Why?

I'm thinking about having an account set up so that when they log in, a
custom app autolaunches, fires off the PS code so you can't get to NeXTstep
essentially, waits until that's done, then fires up another application
(coXist in this case), waits 'til coXist quits, then logs the user out.  In
short, I want the NeXT to be an X terminal with no interaction with NeXTstep.

Please don't go off and say 'why the hell would you want to do something like
that?'  I have valid reasons that I don't care to go into.  Buying an X
terminal isn't a good solution; these NeXTs can be used as regular NeXTs by
other users.

If anyone's written some PS code that does what I want (either by accident or
on purpose :-)) please send it to me.  NeXTmail'd be too cruel since I
wouldn't be able to get out of it....

Or, can anyone say this isn't possible? (and know what they're talking about,
too) 
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