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From: snoopy@doghouse.gwd.tek.com (Snoopy)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: What the world needs now [ is an exploding computer ]
Message-ID: <8774@tekecs.TEK.COM>
Date: Thu, 25-Jun-87 15:07:33 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 25 15:07:33 1987
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Keywords: soft power switches

In article <1089@knopfler.munsell.UUCP> klm@knopfler.UUCP (Kevin McBride) writes:
>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.)

What's even more entertaining is to see a "Please turn power on"
message!  I've been tempted to hack login(1) to accept Morse code
from the power switch.  :-)

Snoopy
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