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From: terrell@musky2.UUCP (Roger Terrell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,comp.unix.wizards
Subject: undocumented option in AT&T System V, Version 2.0
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Date: Mon, 20-Jul-87 20:37:48 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 20 20:37:48 1987
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Apologies if this is common knowledge or has been posted before:

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...

-- 
Roger W. Terrell
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