wanted. english word.

[Tim Hammerquist]

Bill Walker <bwalker at earth1.net> wrote:
> > > What do you call the thing that pops up and says `Searching' or
> something
> > > to reassure the user that his computer hasn't crashed and the
> application
> > > is still running?
> >
> > Before MS Windows, was there a need to reassure the user that his box
> > hadn't crashed?
> 
> Before windows we called it a dos prompt c:>

You're right.  I forgot Micro$oft's bad track record started before
Win95/NT.  ;)

-- 
-Tim Hammerquist <timmy at cpan.org>

People get annoyed when you try to debug them.
	-- Larry Wall, 1999