Re: [MiNT] key binding.

[Mario Becroft <mb@gem.win.co.nz>]

On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Petr Stehlik wrote:

> More interesting question is what the operating system should do when the
> power is going down. It must not reboot, naturally. So some sort of
> defined lock up? Something like "you can safely turn off windows now" ?
> :-)))

This is the way my Linux machine operates and as far as I can see, the
only sensible way (maybe with variations):

When power goes off, computer is notified but no immediate action is taken

If power is still off after a little while warn users

If power is off for a long time or battery is low, shut down computer and
turn off the UPS (the UPS will later come on and power up the computer
when mains power is restored)

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