Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 15:16:02 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: "Sean J. Schluntz" <schluntz@clicknet.com> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, Andrew McNaughton <andrew@squiz.co.nz>, FreeBSD Mobile <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: PCMCIA Card Config Message-ID: <199802112316.PAA01586@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 11 Feb 1998 10:30:03 PST." <34E1EE2A.C8587BF9@clicknet.com>
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> Mike Smith wrote: > > > > > If the system is suspended during the time a cron job is supposed to > > > take place will it launch as soon as the system unsuspends realizing > > > that it has missed it's time? > > > > No. > > Hmm, then leaing it on all the time does not sound like such a hot idea > to me. I mean if the system is suspened the hard drive spins down, but > if you don't have it suspended and your wandering around with the laptop > you could end up crashing your heads... You don't seem to understand; leave it on when it's where there's power. Turn it off to move it. Although if you can cause a headcrash on a modern laptop disk without destroying the laptop, or removing it and hitting it with a hammer, you're doing damn well. (Think what is involved in violating the 70G operating limit that most of these drives have.) -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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