Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!caen!maize.engin.umich.edu!dejnsen From: dejnsen@caen.engin.umich.edu (Nik Anthony Gervae) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Power Surge protection & Terminal use Message-ID: <1991Apr14.233319.3123@engin.umich.edu> Date: 14 Apr 91 23:33:19 GMT References: <1991Apr14.204737.25075@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Sender: news@engin.umich.edu (CAEN Netnews) Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor Lines: 37 In article <1991Apr14.204737.25075@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> ceblair@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Charles Blair) writes: > > (1) How careful does one have to be about power surges. EG, should >a next be unplugged during a thunderstorm. (I can't fit the plug >from my Next into a surge protector. Is this intentional?) ALWAYS be careful about power surges. Check as much as you can your local electrical supply--they can vary markedly over a few city blocks. Also, since NeXT is a UNIX box, it may do a lot of caching before writing to disk. Consequence: lose power, lose the file you *thought* you saves 5 minutes ago. And the outlet on your surge protector--is it 3-prong? (You never know.) The NeXT plug seems a standard 3-prong to me.... I do highly recommend getting a UPS--I ordered one the day after I ordered my slab, and it was 3 months before I saw the slab! > > (2) Is there any way to initialize a floppy in DOS format? > Check out /NextAdmin for an app called BuildDOS. > (3) Can one execute the ``eject diskette'' from Terminal? There should be one. Try unmount in the man pages for some cross refs. Good luck (and buy that UPS!). Nik. PS UPS=Universal Power Supply (battery backup for power failure--gives you 5 or more minutes to do a graceful shutdown). -- / Nik Gervae aka dejnsen@caen.engin.umich.edu | "It'll be finished next week, \ | CS/Linguistics stud. & NeRD at UM (go blow) | I promise!"--me | | | | | **When all else fails, bug someone who | "Just say an iguana chewed | \ knows (not me!). | up your textbook."--Jason Fox /