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From: Orchid XP v7
Date: 12 Mar 2008 16:08:34
Message: <47d84652$1@news.povray.org>

Warp wrote:
> Orchid XP v7 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>> No - it displays a message during the POST sequence. (And waits for a 
>> keypress.)
> 
>   What's that?

Power On Self Test.

In other words, the text-mode screen that briefly flashes past when you 
first power on the system. (That's why it waits for a confirmation 
keypress - otherwise you'd never SEE the damn thing!)

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