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In article <6250@watdcsu.waterloo.edu> walter@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (W. McCutchan - Computing Services) writes:
>What is the simplest/shortest/bestest way to get "okie dokie" to print on
>your screen.

Is this like a contest, or do you want something usable?  By lots of
measures, the best way is
    echo okie dokie
This of course, assumes a character interface, and that you don't want it
in inch high yellow polka-dotted letters on a blue background on your
Frobozz 3000 workstation.

In article <16085@watdragon.waterloo.edu> jmsellens@watdragon.waterloo.edu (John M. Sellens) writes:
>In article <6250@watdcsu.waterloo.edu> walter@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (W. McCutchan - Computing Services) writes:
>>What is the simplest/shortest/bestest way to get "okie dokie" to print on
>>your screen.
>Is this like a contest, or do you want something usable?  By lots of
>measures, the best way is
>    echo okie dokie

I think the poster is probably recalling one of the Steve Hayman/tcj
"how to X with the fewest possible keystrokes" trivia contests.

In this case, I recall that Mail will respond "Okie dokie -- Core dumped"
if you type "core" in response to its prompt.  So, assuming you have mail
in your spool queue, and "mail" is an alias (link) to Mail (it usually is),
that's 8 keystrokes.  I don't know offhand if "Okie dokie" is a Steve
Haymanism or stock Mail message.

Cheers,
							-- Dermot

In article <16085@watdragon.waterloo.edu> jmsellens@watdragon.waterloo.edu (John M. Sellens) writes:
>
>Is this like a contest, or do you want something usable?  By lots of
>measures, the best way is
>    echo okie dokie

I have a shorter way.  "rn" with uw.unix in my .newsrc.  This has worked
twice so far today for me.