Peter Seebach wrote:
> 
> Okay, riddle me this one:
> 
> I can't type a pipe to the console on my alpha.  (PC164).
> 
> * It works fine with a directly connected keyboard.
> * It works fine once the system is booted.
> * If I'm using a keyboard connected through a switchbox, and the system
>   hasn't booted, it doesn't work.
> 
> Thus, I can't "show | more", so I can't remember how to set the machine to
> autoboot.
> 

 Did you try ctrl-s and ctrl-q for stop and go? IIRC, that worked for
me.

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