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- From: jrrk@camcon.co.uk (Jonathan Kimmitt)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Re: Plugging in floppy on PB100 while asleep. Will it do damage?
- Message-ID: <25545@io.camcon.co.uk>
- Date: 13 Nov 92 09:28:18 GMT
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- rrumpf@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Robert Rumpf) writes:
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- >wrong). The floppy drive was not connected. As such, when I tried to boot up
- >I got the "Insert Disk" icon, but couldn't put in a valid system disk.
- >Also, I couldn't shut the thing down (no "off" button).
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- I have found out by trial and error (at least I couldn't find the
- documentation for this feature) that pressing NMI and RESET on the side of
- the machine simultaneously will turn the machine off from the "Insert Disk"
- stage. However if you do nothing it will turn off of its own accord after
- a minute or so.
-