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From: kaz@cadovax.UUCP (Kerry Zimmerman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: possible preferences bug (Safe hard disk shutdown)
Message-ID: <1855@cadovax.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 8-Nov-87 21:59:38 EST
Article-I.D.: cadovax.1855
Posted: Sun Nov  8 21:59:38 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 11-Nov-87 04:46:22 EST
References: <310@PT.CS.CMU.EDU> <629@hubcap.UUCP> <6365@sunybcs.UUCP>
Reply-To: kaz@cadovax.UUCP (Kerry Zimmerman)
Organization: Contel Business Systems, Torrance, CA
Lines: 14
Keywords: HD crash

In article <6365@sunybcs.UUCP> jmpiazza@gort.UUCP (Joseph M. Piazza) writes:
>	How about a command called "shutdown."  When it is safe to shut off
>the machine (after the second flicker and/or other conditions are met) it will
>print a message on the screen saying "You can now safely turn off your machine."
I second the motion!  I would like to have the command also retract the
heads of the drive so I can feel safe about transporting the Amiga.
I have this command on my PC at work and don't feel totally safe without
it on the Amiga.


Kerry Zimmerman
#  {ucbvax,decvax}!trwrb!cadovax!kaz  Contel Business Systems 213-323-8170
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