Date   : Mon, 04 Feb 1985 21:22:19-MST
From   : Rick Conn <RCONN@SIMTEL20.ARPA>
Subject: [Penny Anderson <Penny.Anderson@CMU-CS-C.ARPA>: Re: ZCPR3 Hacks]

Hi, Don,

       Sorry I took so long to respond (your message is attached).  Under
ZCPR2 and its version of ZEX, the case you describe is true.  Under
ZCPR3, ZEX does not monitor the prompt, but, rather, ZCPR3 leaves a
message to ZEX which tells it to resume input if it was suspended.  Hence,
the prompt itself is not of consequence under ZCPR3 and may be changed at
will.

               Rick
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Chuck,
       Won't changing your system prompt to "A:!" screw up the way
ZEX handles input control.  If you use the "<uparrow><doublequote>" 
option in a ZEX file, ZEX turns control over to the console until it sees
a 'special character' pass by.  The special character in the distribution
version is a ">" with the MSB set.  It seems like that should leave the re-
mainder of your ZEX file pending forever.  Is that right, Rick?

       Don Shields  c/o [Penny Anderson - APA@CMU-C]