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Date:	Tue, 27 Mar 2001 22:03:34 -0700
From:	Neal <lbneal AT pysmatic DOT com>
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To:	opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: shutting down
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I DOS at the C:\ prompt (or other drive), just hit the power switch to kill the computer.

DOS could care less...

Neal
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DONALD PEDDER wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
>    I have one of these modern boxes which switches off automatically when
> you do a "shutdown" in Windows. If I try to switch it off when in DOS it
> just goes into standby mode (screen goes off, but power is still on).
> 
>    My question is, is there a way to make it act the same way in DOS? Is
> there a command I can issue similar to Windows which will switch the box
> off?
>    The only way I can currently get if off after being in DOS is to
> re-boot to Windows and do a "shutdown", or to switch it off immediately
> upon re-boot (I can switch it off while it's still under the control of
> the BIOS, but not once DOS takes over). I am reluctant to use the latter
> method as you could be switching it off while the disk is in the middle of
> a read (which wouldn't be good for the disk I imagine).
> 
>    I have DR-DOS 7.03, and various versions of MS-DOS (Win95, Win98SE).
> 
> regards,
>    DONALD - Left-Brain Extraordinaire,Right-Brain in Rehab.
> 
> E-mail              - donaldp AT au DOT mensa DOT org
> BIG DON's Home-page - http://www.jedi.apana.org.au/~jims_son
> (Pedder Passer(Quarterback) Rating,Kirlian photo's,the best of The Beast)
> 
> "What I always wanted is to be accepted,not understood" - MAN RAY

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