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From: bde@kralizec.zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Better to start with: NETBSD-0.9 or BSD386?????
Date: 25 Aug 1993 14:29:54 +1000
Organization: Kralizec Dialup Unix Sydney: +61-2-837-1183 V.32bis
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References: <CBuoK1.4C6@hermes.hrz.uni-bielefeld.de> <CBwnpv.2Ju@autelca.ascom.ch> 	<255air$1c4@cleese.apana.org.au> <CGD.93Aug22193504@erewhon.CS.Berkeley.EDU>
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In <CGD.93Aug22193504@erewhon.CS.Berkeley.EDU> cgd@erewhon.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Chris G. Demetriou) writes:

>actually, from my point of view, i see it as:

>why put your system into a state where some weenie can walk
>up to it and reboot it to try to get to a DOS prompt, etc.

To stop them from hitting the reset button, or worse, the power switch.
-- 
Bruce Evans  bde@kralizec.zeta.org.au