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From: ehr@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Ernest H. Robl)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: computer follies
Summary: restart after power failure -- Tandem
Message-ID: <5529@ecsvax.uncecs.edu>
Date: 7 Oct 88 16:39:09 GMT
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Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service
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In article <4041@tekgvs.GVS.TEK.COM>, toma@tekgvs.GVS.TEK.COM (Tom Almy) writes:
 ... [information about old systems being able to save
programs in core when power failed and being able to
restart those programs when power is restored] ...

> I'd sure like to see systems do that these days!  (Especially a *NIX system!).
> 
 ... [additional text deleted] ...
> 
> Tom Almy
> toma@tekgvs.TEK.COM
> Standard Disclaimers Apply

Actually, Tandem systems, as part of their fault-tolerant
architecture, have battery protection of RAM as a standard
feature.  After power interurruptions of up to numbers
of hours, the system resumes right where it was when
the power went off.  You do have to reset the system
clock, since no processing takes place while the power
is off.
 -- Ernest

-- 
My opinions are my own and probably not IBM-compatible.--ehr
Ernest H. Robl  (ehr@ecsvax)  (919) 684-6269 w; (919) 286-3845 h
Systems Specialist (Tandem System Manager), Library Systems,
027 Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, NC  27706  U.S.A.