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From: scotty@l5comp.UUCP (Scott Turner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Wishlist for 1.3 Executive.
Message-ID: <299@l5comp.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 20-Jul-87 16:38:19 EDT
Article-I.D.: l5comp.299
Posted: Mon Jul 20 16:38:19 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 22-Jul-87 06:31:28 EDT
References: <8707180817.AA05716@cogsci.berkeley.edu>
Reply-To: scotty@l5comp.UUCP (Scott Turner)
Organization: L5 Computing, Edmonds, WA
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Summary: Don't flush my device! :)

In article <8707180817.AA05716@cogsci.berkeley.edu> bryce@COGSCI.BERKELEY.EDU (Bryce Nesbitt) writes:
>Not debating the merits of the idea itself... but this would be a very easy
>thing to do under the current system.   A little program would need to
>be written that adds a RESET handler to the keyboard.device and on activation
>sends a FLUSH to each mounted device.  Of course the software may be in a

First, I don't want ANYTHING to intercept my Ctrl-Amiga-Amiga. Because if
something can, then something will and if something does then it can fail
and leave me reaching for the power switch. Then we'd be right where the
PC folks are, cursing and groping. AT&T won't let me intercept signal 9 for
that very reason (Signal 9 is the "sure kill" termination signal for a task
under un*x.)

Second, if someone out there wants to write a 'reboot' command then DO NOT
flush devices, flush HANDLERS!!! People love to roll those two together and
interchange them in discussions. BUT devices and handlers are NOT one in the
same.

If you flush trackdisk.device before rebooting you can leave data hanging
around in a buffer in a DFx: handler... Or maybe there's a pending request
in the handler?

Third, how does one command AmigaDOG to make sure that it's ready for a reboot?
ie close a file that is being written into so that upon reboot the disk
validator doesn't get to come out for a romp?

Scott Turner
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