RE: Bill Gates apologizes for awkward Control-Alt-Delete login

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Posted by DrChaos (A) on September 21, 2017 at 10:11:41

In Reply to: Bill Gates apologizes for awkward Control-Alt-Delete login posted by AbeCollins on September 21, 2017 at 06:14:40:

Back in DOS days, it often meant a hardware interrupt to force a reboot. You don't want that to be a single key. The problem of course is overloading that to mean 'login' from a screen. It's not a regular key because the goal was to preclude trojans that simulate a login screen---you can't allow regular programs to capture or bypass the special key.

So there was only one special hardware-blessed sequence which could instead of two or more.

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Topic - Bill Gates apologizes for awkward Control-Alt-Delete login - AbeCollins 06:14:40 09/21/17 (9)

Who cares what the Globalists think? - Chris Garrett 15:11:43 09/21/17 (5)

RE: Who cares what the Globalists think? - AbeCollins 20:58:44 09/21/17 (4)

I didn't move it, so perhaps somebody got the complaint before I saw it? - Chris Garrett 11:40:06 09/27/17 (1)

RE: I didn't move it, so perhaps somebody got the complaint before I saw it? - AbeCollins 12:36:58 09/27/17 (0)

Since you apparently do not get "hints", let me explain this to you - slowly. - Beef Guinness Cutie Pie 11:52:59 09/22/17 (1)

Smoldering cow pie throwing a hissy fit again? - AbeCollins 20:55:45 09/22/17 (0)

RE: Bill Gates apologizes for awkward Control-Alt-Delete login - DrChaos 10:11:41 09/21/17 (0)

The IBM keyboard designer wanted "login" to be a thoughtful and well-considered act - HarryDStanton 07:23:17 09/21/17 (0)

RE: Bill Gates apologizes for awkward Control-Alt-Delete login - zacster 06:51:19 09/21/17 (0)

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RE: Bill Gates apologizes for awkward Control-Alt-Delete login - DrChaos 10:11:41 09/21/17 (0)

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