Autzoo.1107
gripes
utzoo!berry
Tue Nov 10 14:50:03 1981
Warning messages
The problem of no warnings is appreciated. But I think there
is a difference between a format on ordinary terminals
and one on the final-copy terminals; in many cases users
may be trying to get good rush copy out before the shut-down,
only to be defeated by the message. At least an unannounced
shut-down simply results in an end to output; it is the
insertion of a message which I feel is the more annoying
problem, particularly since it may not often be noticed.
(Which sort of negates its usefulness as a warning...)
What about the present compromise for all ordinary terminals,
and transmitting a few ctrl-g's instead of printing characters
to the Diablo and Multiwriter ports?  A sound is a better
warning if one is not watching the output, and doesn't screw
up printing.