From kde-devel  Tue Oct 30 07:25:15 2001
From: Rik Hemsley <rik () kde ! org>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 07:25:15 +0000
To: kde-devel
Subject: Re: Suspend/halt at KDE shutdown - should it be added?
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#if Guillaume Laurent
> On Saturday 27 October 2001 18:50, Bryce Nesbitt wrote:
> > Rik Hemsley wrote:
> > > #if Bryce Nesbitt
> > >
> > > > But, all machines support turning power off :-).
> > >
> > > Not true.
> > >
> > > Rik
> >
> > Quick -- get that machine to a lab, discover what's keeping it powered
> > and patent the world's first free-energy machine.  So far  every computer
> > I have removed power from has definitely turned off.
> 
> I think what Rik had in mind was things like 24/7 servers. Stuff with 
> redundant power supply and the like.

Actually, I meant old AT (i.e. not ATX) PCs which don't support software
power-off and you have to go press the big red button yourself.

Rik

 
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