Re: BESM-6; hyphenation

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From: Scott Amspoker
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 1990 22:29

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In article <22...@opus.cs.mcgill.ca> pet...@opus.cs.mcgill.ca (Peter Deutsch) writes:
>In article <900919072...@lilac.berkeley.edu>, DLV@CUNYVMS1.BITNET writes:
>> >       Talking about how-to-turn-off-machine I forgot to say
>> >       that BESM has a software feature to block power turnoff
>> >       (I think it's a quite valuable idea, especially for Unix
>> >       machines; what's about self-turning-on machines? ;-).
>> 
>> i have seen such a unix machine---the off switch just started a software
>> routine that does synch and then turns off the power via software.
>
>Yup, the NeXT does this. You actually can initiate a power
>off request by pushing the button, but it goes to
>software, wich pops up a window and asks you "Are you
>Sure? Unsaved changes will be lost." etc. It then runs
>shutdown, and power cycles the machine.
>
>Now if I only had time, I'd figure out how to bypass this
>and get straight off.  :-)

Add the AT&T 3B2 to the list.  Its power 'off' switch is a software
interrupt at best.  If you really want the power off immediately,
you have to pull the plug.

-- 
Scott Amspoker
Basis International, Albuquerque, NM
(505) 345-5232
unmvax.cs.unm.edu!bbx!bbxsda!scott

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Subject: Re: BESM-6; hyphenation
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Date: 19 Sep 90 22:29:11 GMT
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