Re: Lilo and Shutdown (fwd)

[micros50 <micros50 computer net>]

> 
> shutdown -h now will do all that shutdown -r now does *except* actually
> reboot the computer - I think the kernel just goes into an endless loop
> when everything is shutdown and safely unmounted.
> 
> As far as Win95 goes I'm pretty sure you can just turn the computer off
> without actually shutting it down. Certainly I had to do it enough times
> when the thing crashed on me - the only ill effects seem to be a few files
> in windows\temp.
> 

 I have had scenarios where Window$$ 95 has crashed on me and I've had to hit 
the reset button on the machine. The result?, usually no problems, it just 
reboots with no errors. Occaisinally minor corruption of the filesystem but, 
nothing that the standard build in utilities cannot repair.

/John Hollister
/ micros50 computer net