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From: rchampe@hubcap.UUCP (Richard Champeaux)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: possible preferences bug (Safe hard disk shutdown)
Message-ID: <637@hubcap.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 9-Nov-87 13:38:29 EST
Article-I.D.: hubcap.637
Posted: Mon Nov  9 13:38:29 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 11-Nov-87 06:30:42 EST
References: <310@PT.CS.CMU.EDU> <629@hubcap.UUCP> <6365@sunybcs.UUCP> <1855@cadovax.UUCP>
Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC
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Keywords: HD crash

In article <1855@cadovax.UUCP>, kaz@cadovax.UUCP (Kerry Zimmerman) writes:
> 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

     If you really want a shutdown command so bad, why don't you use the
program to park the head which should come with every hard disk.  The
supradrive comes with a program called park that does this.  This is nice 
when I plan to move my hard disk, but simply takes too long if all I 
want to do is turn off the computer.

Rich Champeaux
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