From: ruby talk <rubytalk@...>
Date: 2004-10-21T12:11:24+09:00
Subject: Printing a backspace

######code 1
print "monkey cat"
print "\x08\x08\x08"
### works remves cat

#########code 2
print "Enter password:\n"
    pass = ''
    while true
      ca = STDIN.getc
      print "\x08\x08\x08"
      if ca.to_i ==10 then
        break
      end
      pass << ca 
    end
     pass.strip!
###### does not work :(

Any Help would be good. I also tried \b . I am running windows  i am
using a bat file but i also tried rde it just prints the squares