CXT105@PSUVM.BITNET (Christopher Tate) (02/06/89)
In article <172@xenon.UUCP>, simpson@xenon.UUCP (Charles Simpson) says: >Secondly, has anyone experienced the problem of the "power up" button on >the MacII keyboard, not working? For some strange reason, last night, I pushed >the power up button several times, but nothing happened. I disconnected the >keyboard, reconnected it and everything seems to be fine. Although, I lost >the configuration of the control panel setup. >charles simpson >email: uunet!ingr!b11!xenon!simpson I personally have not had this problem, but I do have a (problem, gripe) that I'd like to air, since the people at Apple read this.... It would be REALLY NICE to have a hard power button on the Mac II. I have occasionally crashed the Mac II I work on so hard it had to be _unplugged_; the power switch simply didn't register. I can understand that the machine shouldn't be powered down suddenly, due to hard disk problems etc., but having to go to the wall and pull a (possibly live) plug just to reset the machine seems a bit drastic. Anybody at Apple know of any plans to remodel the Mac II? I must admit I don't know how the IIx's are hooked up.... ------- Christopher Tate | (i do not know what is it about you cxt105@psuvm.psu.edu | that closes and opens; only something ...!psuvax1!psuvm.bitnet!cxt105 | in me understands the voice of your cxt105@psuvm.bitnet | eyes is deeper than all roses)
jellinghaus-robert@CS.YALE.EDU (Rob Jellinghaus) (02/07/89)
In article <70176CXT105@PSUVM> CXT105@PSUVM.BITNET (Christopher Tate) writes: >It would be REALLY NICE to have a hard power button on the Mac II. I have >occasionally crashed the Mac II I work on so hard it had to be _unplugged_; >the power switch simply didn't register. I can understand that the machine >shouldn't be powered down suddenly, due to hard disk problems etc., but having >to go to the wall and pull a (possibly live) plug just to reset the machine >seems a bit drastic. And completely unnecessary. This is what the reset switch is for! You got one with the II, and it's easy to install (goes near the back end of the right side of the computer; fits into the ventilation slots; just look closely, you'll see how it fits). Hit that baby, and it'll definitely reboot; no muss, no fuss... >Christopher Tate | (i do not know what is it about you >cxt105@psuvm.psu.edu | that closes and opens; only something Rob Jellinghaus | "Next time you see a lie being spread or a jellinghaus-robert@CS.Yale.EDU | bad decision being made out of sheer ignor- ROBERTJ@{yalecs,yalevm}.BITNET | ance, pause, and think of hypertext." {everyone}!decvax!yale!robertj | -- K. Eric Drexler, _Engines of Creation_
desnoyer@Apple.COM (Peter Desnoyers) (02/07/89)
In article <49816@yale-celray.yale.UUCP> jellinghaus-robert@yale.UUCP writes: >In article <70176CXT105@PSUVM> CXT105@PSUVM.BITNET (Christopher Tate) writes: >>It would be REALLY NICE to have a hard power button on the Mac II. > >And completely unnecessary. This is what the reset switch is for! You got >... I have never crashed my Mac II bad enough so that it would not power down with the soft power button, but several times I got it to the point where it wouldn't reset and had to be power cycled. Thus Hard Power off > Soft Power off (according to Christopher Tate) Soft Power off > Reset switch (according to me) and the original point holds. Of course, if it had more operating system support than most toasters (:-) this whole discussion might be academic, as it might crash less often and less hard. Peter Desnoyers ps. My opinions do not represent Apple policy in any way. Especially the toaster comment.