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From: leonard@acf4.UUCP (shanna leonard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: undocumented option in AT&T System V, Version 2.0
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Date: Thu, 23-Jul-87 19:15:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 23 19:15:00 1987
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In comp.sys.att Roger Terrell writes:


>We have an AT&T 3B2/300 running UNIX System V, version 2.0.  There is
>an undocumented option available when booting the machine from the 
>essential utilites floppies.  When the first disk is inserted, a
>menu is given with options to Install software, Remove software, and something
>else which slips my mind right now.  If you ignore these choices and type
>'magic mode' (no quotes), it responds with the word 'POOF!' and then gives
>you the same choices with one added: 'shell'.  Obviously, this is a nice
>option to have at that point...

Yep! works with version 3.0 too.  Looks like we should all make sure
to change that firmware password from the default!  

Thanks, Roger, I was looking for something like that.
I guess it pays to read netnews. 

Shanna Leonard
Systems Group
NYU/ACF

ARPA:leonard@acf4.nyu.edu