a stupid question - (nf)

[darryl at ism780.UUCP]

#R:sri-arpa:-19000:ism780:20700001:000:600
ism780!darryl    Jul 24 07:37:00 1984

The old CP-V system on the {S,X}DS Sigma machines had a similar feature.
When you typed a ^D (or some such, I don't recall specifically), it
responded with the current state your program (1 process per user, you
know) was in.  It also had another effect, though:  if you were in one
of the many different possible waiting states, this query moved you to the
head of the list.  Many people used pens to hold the control and D keys
down while they ran a program!  Have you played the "Track and Field" video
game yet?  CP-Vers have been for years!

	    --Darryl Richman
	    ...!cca!ima!ism780!darryl