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From: Simon Shapiro <Shimon@i-Connect.Net>
To: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Sun Workshop compiler vs. GCC?
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Hi Darren Reed;  On 16-Feb-97 you wrote: 

...

> Another take on starting up is HP-UX 10.  Being SVR4, it has run levels
> and start/stop scripts.  HP have added "startmsg" and "stopmsg" to all
> their scripts, so that when you boot, it prints a menu type listing and
> displays "OK", "BUSY", "N/A", "FAIL" in the little check box for each
> rc script.  With about 16 per screen, it clears the screen when it gets to
> the bottom and presents a new menu.  It _looks_ very professional and is
> very informative (stderr/stdout for all rc scripts goes to a file).

Now, this is a GOOD idea.

Simon