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1.1       root        1: .TH CONSOLE 4 
                      2: .CT 1 sa_nonmortals
                      3: .SH NAME
                      4: console \- VAX console interface
                      5: .SH DESCRIPTION
                      6: .PP
                      7: The console terminal is either in
                      8: program mode
                      9: (connected to the program running in the VAX)
                     10: or in console mode
                     11: (connected to the console interpreter,
                     12: which prompts with
                     13: .LR >>> ).
                     14: On most VAXes,
                     15: .RB control- p
                     16: switches to console mode.
                     17: If the VAX CPU is still running,
                     18: .L "SET TERM PROG"
                     19: returns to program mode.
                     20: If the CPU is halted,
                     21: .L "C"
                     22: restarts it
                     23: and connects to the VAX.
                     24: Hitting the break key
                     25: in either mode
                     26: may halt the console processor
                     27: and produce an
                     28: .L @
                     29: prompt;
                     30: hit
                     31: .L P
                     32: to escape.
                     33: .PP
                     34: On an 11/750,
                     35: switching to console mode
                     36: always halts the VAX;
                     37: only
                     38: .L C
                     39: will escape.
                     40: .RB Control- d
                     41: while in console mode
                     42: may induce micro-debugging mode,
                     43: where the prompt is
                     44: .LR RDM> .
                     45: Type
                     46: .L RET
                     47: to return to console mode.
                     48: .PP
                     49: On a MicroVAX,
                     50: the break key (only) halts the VAX and switches to console mode.
                     51: .PP
                     52: All these modes are implemented by the VAX hardware.
                     53: To the operating system,
                     54: the console looks like an ordinary terminal
                     55: as described in
                     56: .IR tty (4),
                     57: except that the speed is fixed in the hardware.
                     58: .SH FILES
                     59: .F /dev/console
                     60: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     61: .IR tty (4),
                     62: .IR ttyld (4), 
                     63: .IR reboot (8)

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