Path: utzoo!dciem!array!rob
From: rob@array.UUCP (Rob Marchand)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Computers for users not programmers
Message-ID: <1887@array.UUCP>
Date: 18 Feb 91 21:41:20 GMT
References: <13252@lanl.gov> <2880@charon.cwi.nl> <1991Feb02.112415.6180@kithrup.COM> <4702@lib.tmc.edu>
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In article <4702@lib.tmc.edu> jmaynard@thesis1.hsch.utexas.edu (Jay Maynard) writes:
>Actually, the NCR Tower series (at least my XP does this) does use SIGPWR.
>It has a battery backing up main memory, and if power is lost, as long as
>the battery can keep the memory alive, recovery from an outage is simple:
>the power recovery routine reloads any code running in intelligent
>peripherals (which aren't battery-backed), performs some miscellaneous

	Yes, I remember being a little bit shocked by my first experience with
	a power outage on the Tower/XP.  Power bump, cycle through the diagnostics,
	and up comes the system.  I was returned to my vi session, still
	in insert mode no less!  Didn't lose a character.  That was one of the
	nice things about using that machine... (although it wasn't overly
	speedy, things like this, and certain sysadmin tasks, were set up 
	reasonably well)

	Cheers!
	Rob
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