MicroVAX 3100 booting question...

From: Iggy Drougge <optimus_at_canit.se>
Date: Mon Apr 30 06:41:39 2001

Jeffrey S. Sharp skrev:

>Quoting Iggy Drougge <optimus_at_canit.se>:
>> Jeffrey S. Sharp skrev:
>> > Quoting Iggy Drougge <optimus_at_canit.se>:
>> > > But of course I turn the programs off before flicking the switch!
>> >
>> > Well, you see, there is/are some program(s), called the "operating
>> > system", that you aren't turning off. You turn it off by running
>> > the shutdown procedure.
>>
>> Why would I turn off the OS? It's just running there and has no
>> business on my disks.

>Actually, the OS is the only thing that ever writes to your disks.
>Other programs can merely request that it be done.

But the OS shouldn't issue requests to itself. It should serve the
applications with disk services and shut up. IOW, just run.

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