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From: ge@kunivv1.sci.kun.nl (Ge' Weijers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Shutdown & ReStart from MPW C
Keywords: MPW, c, shutdown, restart
Message-ID: <418@kunivv1.sci.kun.nl>
Date: 30 Aug 89 09:02:04 GMT
References: <1499@unocss.UUCP> <25949@dhw68k.cts.com>
Reply-To: ge@cs.kun.nl (Ge' Weijers)
Organization: University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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In article <25949@dhw68k.cts.com> thecloud@dhw68k.cts.com (Ken McLeod) writes:
>In article <1499@unocss.UUCP> payne@unocss.UUCP (Matt Payne) writes:
>>
>>It would really be nice to shutdown the MAC II from within an application.
>
> Why??? Unless you're writing a Finder substitute, I can't think of any
>good reason for doing this. Shutting down the machine should always be
>completely under the user's control; if it occurs in an unexpected place
>or at an unexpected time, confusion and frustration results.

It is very useful in a tape backup program. Start the backup & go home.
After the backup is finished, the system powers down (except for the
tape drive, which can stand being switched on better than a monitor).

IT SHOULD BE OPTIONAL, of course, and not default behaviour either.
Shutting down is then still under user control, but delayed.

Ge' Weijers
Ge' Weijers                                    Internet/UUCP: ge@cs.kun.nl
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