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From: klm@munsell.UUCP (Kevin McBride)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: What the world needs now [ is an exploding computer ]
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Date: Wed, 24-Jun-87 11:00:11 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 24 11:00:11 1987
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Reply-To: klm@knopfler.UUCP (Kevin McBride)
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In regards to the "soft power down" feature being discussed:

I first encountered this feature on a Symbolics 3670 Lisp Machine.
It feels really wierd to see a computer shut off it's own power.
I guess it feels especially odd to see an "AI" machine do it.

...
(halt machine)
Do you really want to power down the 3670?  yes

(screen goes blank as circuit breaker trips.)

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