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- PANIC THE USER - VER 0.2
- COPYRIGHT (C) 1986 BY STEWART BERMAN
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
- Fixes:
- 0.1 Handles a bug in the IBM ROMBIOS for monocrome scrolling that
- eats BP.
- 0.2 Fixes typing error in message.
- Makes second screen display optional
- Makes first copyright notice optional
- Provides for multiple activations from one load
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- * *
- * PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS PROGRAM ON ANYONE WITH A HEART CONDITION *
- * *
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-
- This program is design to make people aware of the risks of leaving
- a PC accessable to unauthorized users [or practical jokers]. It
- is invoked as follows:
-
- panic [/Ttttt] [/Ppppp] [/S] [/C] [/M]
- where tttt is the time delay in seconds before the program
- will begin counting carriage returns.
- The default is 600 (10 minutes).
- pppp is the number of carriage returns the program
- will count before acting.
- The default is 10.
- /S requests that the second screen be displayed at
- end of execution
- /C requests that the program display its copyright
- notice
- /M requests the program to reactive after tttt
- seconds and pppp carriage returns
-
- The program intercepts keyboard input. It waits tttt seconds before
- counting carriage returns. Untill tttt seconds plus pppp carriage
- returns have returned the program does nothing -- all keyboard input
- is passed through untouched.
-
- Once the program determines that it is time to act it takes of the PC.
- A full screen display appears that will stick terror into the heart of
- the most seasoned PC user. After the program has completely distroyed
- the user's mind an optional screen appears that says the program was
- only kidding. By that time the user is usually reduced to tears.
-
- The program becomes resident and occupies 46k of low memory which it
- does not release.
-
- ***** NOTE: THE PROGRAM DOES NOT REALLY DO ANYTHING *****
-
- However, they following should be clearly understood:
-
- THE AUTHOR TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE SUFFERED BY
- ANY USER OF THIS PROGRAM (INCLUDING BEING PUNCHED BY THE PC
- USER) UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
- THE AUTHOR TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE SUFFERED BY
- ANY PC THIS PROGRAM IS EXECUTED ON (INCLUDING DAMAGE BY TEARS
- FALLING ON THE ELECTRONICS).
- IF YOU USE IT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESULTS.
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