Welcome to the world of LUnix This machine is a Commodore64 Login:Guest Lets try to get a shell for you... @> ps PID TIME CMD 38 0 ps 37 0 sh0 @> ps -? Usage - ps {-la} -l print in long format -a prints all processes @> ps -l PID PPID TIME WCHAN MEM CMD 40 37 0 r08 004 ps 37 3 0 r02 005 sh0 @> ps -la PID PPID TIME WCHAN MEM CMD 0 0 717 r02 007 console 41 37 0 r08 004 ps 37 3 0 r02 005 sh0 3 1 781 r08 008 term9600 1 0 13 b02F9 005 sh0 @> top PID CMD PRI CPU-TIME 3 term9600 4 91 % 42 top 4 3 % 0 console 1 3 % 37 sh0 1 3 % 1 sh0 1 0 % @> top -? Usage - top monitors the system activity press to restart any other key to exit @> write -? Usage- write {-q} process ID of the users shell -q quiet mode: no local echo @> write 1 Hello ?? @> Message from 1 Hey, shut up !!! {EOF} @> ps -la ! wc Chars:200 Words:16 Lines:6 @> prim -? Usage- prim start,num start in decimals (longinteger) num in decimals (0..65535 ) @> prim 123,11 127 131 137 139 149 151 157 163 167 173 179 @> prim 123,1000 ! wc & @> ps -l PID PPID TIME WCHAN MEM CMD 53 37 0 r08 004 ps 52 37 0 r08 002 wc 51 37 3 r08 004 prim 37 3 1 r02 005 sh0 @> top PID CMD PRI CPU-TIME 51 prim 4 47 % 3 term9600 4 47 % 54 top 4 2 % 0 console 1 1 % 37 sh0 1 1 % 52 wc 4 1 % 1 sh0 1 0 % @> exit you have running jobs @> ps PID TIME CMD 55 0 ps 52 0 wc 51 25 prim 37 2 sh0 @> kill 51 Chars:1897 Words:0 Lines:407 @> exit Connection closed. Press to reconnect.