Re: What's the Big Deal with Firefox?
"Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T" <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.mozilla.devel.windows |
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| Organization | VPEA |
| Message-ID | <csuttv$ac02__11380.0827567049$1106443297$gmane$org@ripley.netscape.com> |
Michael R wrote: > Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T wrote: > >> Andrew DeFaria wrote: >> >>> Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T wrote: >>> >>>> Reboot means you have a system crash which causes you to have to do >>>> a system restart. (on PeeCee machines it ctl-alt-delete). ON OSX >>>> I've actually forgotten how to restart. And I haven't used OS9 in so >>>> long I've forgotten how to as well there. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> A reboot means that the OS is being reloaded from scratch (not to the >>> hard drive but at least to memory). A power off/power on will >>> effectively reboot the computer unless something like hibernation is >>> going on. >>> >>> BTW: Ctl-Alt-Delete no longer reboots the computer - in XP it merely >>> starts the Task Manager. >>> >>>> Now when I nstall software the installer automatically does a restart. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> If the OS is getting restarted then it's effectively a reboot. >>> >>>> And if use a Mantainence program such a Oynxy. It does an auto >>>> Restart after it complete task. >>>> >>>> But day to day its once on and once off. And if a program dies, you >>>> just click on it and restart and go on about your business (though I >>>> don't see that often.) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Same with Windows. >> >> >> >> Well maybe the terminology has changed. when I went to school. A >> computer that was turned on for the first time during the day, the >> computer was starting from a "Cold Boot". A "restart" was when the >> computer was already actively runing and you pressed a key >> combination, or from a Menu choice. The power wasn't turned off at any >> time (during the restart.) >> > > > you are correct, The terminology is the same. I was also taught that a > cold boot does a more thorough re-setting of the memory than a reboot. > At my place of business, I've troubleshooted nic cards for instance > ,that werent fixed with a reboot, but were fixed when we did a cold boot > on the same PC. > > I'm no expert though, so I couldnt tell you why that is. It just > appears to me that there is in fact a difference between the two processes. I guess the old grey matter hasn't turned to jelly quite yet. :-) -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phillip M. Jones, CET |MEMBER:VPEA (LIFE) ETA-I, NESDA,ISCET, Sterling 616 Liberty Street |Who's Who. PHONE:276-632-5045, FAX:276-632-0868 Martinsville Va 24112 |[email protected], ICQ11269732, AIM pjonescet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If it's "fixed", don't "break it"! mailto:[email protected] <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/90th_Birthday/index.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Fulcher/default.html> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Harris/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Jones/default.htm> <http://vpea.exis.net>