He did a lot
of majik that was technically suspect! Most secure systems
back then would at best give you three tries at the password and drop you
and if you tried the account within 15 minutes you were again dropped and
And I
don't know of a login paradigm where you can type "HELP GAMES" and
get a list og games to play. How a staff of government programmers could
overlook a security crater opening like that stretches the imagination.
Actually, you could ask RSTS systems I believe for help at the login
prompt. You could also say SYSTAT and get a list of processes/users etc
if I recall correctly.
Anthony Clifton - WireHead Prime and Wargames Apologist