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On 2020-09-23, J  Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:36:59 -0700, Peter Flass
><peter_flass@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 23/09/2020 18.31, JimP wrote:
>>>> On 23 Sep 2020 10:58:15 GMT, maus <maus@dmaus.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
> It still is if the functionality is turned on on the PC.  Any modern
> PC goes into a soft-off state where the power button on the front
> panel instead of physically switching the mains or battery power
> instead triggers a watchdog circuit that starts the power-up process.
>
> The wake-on-lan functionality is generally switchable by a BIOS
> setting or a jumper depending on the particular system.
>
> It's actually useful in a corporate environment where somebody can
> switch a machine on at 2AM to install updates or whatever.  I can say
> with some confidence however that my employer keeps it turned off and
> may have the routers set to block the "magic packet" as well.  I say
> this because if somebody inadvertently shuts off a machine in the
> office while working remotely, somebody has to physically go press the
> power button to get it back up.
>
> This does _not_ work however if the power is physically interrupted
> (any machine that I build has a power switch on the power supply that
> interrupts the mains power in addition to the soft-power button on the
> front).
>
To be safe, one should unplug the computer. 

I used assemble my computers, (bought a Lenovo last time) and one way
of checking the power supply was to see if the Ethernet light was on or
off, EVEN before it was switched on (fan working)

My original message was about the hayes commands, which are no longer
relevent. I remember setting up the amiga in a friends house, going to
park in front of an office, and watching the activity when the Amiga
rang the individual phones in the office, and security people there
tried to find out what was happening. Daft, of course. 

there was a local BBS, based on an amiga, which was very popular, until
the owner bought a PC, and the listings changed from freeware to
shareware. Did anyone ever use a PC for fun?

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Old days maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2020-09-23 10:58 +0000
  Re: Old days JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2020-09-23 11:31 -0500
    Re: Old days Chris <xxx.syseng.yyy@gfsys.co.uk> - 2020-09-23 17:46 +0100
      Re: Old days J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-23 13:22 -0400
    Re: Old days Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-09-23 17:55 +0000
      Re: Old days Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-09-23 20:08 +0000
        Re: Old days JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2020-09-23 16:14 -0500
        Re: Old days Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2020-09-23 15:34 -0700
          Re: Old days J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-23 19:15 -0400
          Re: Old days Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-09-24 18:40 +0000
            Re: Old days Niklas Karlsson <anksil@yahoo.se> - 2020-09-24 19:42 +0000
              Re: Old days Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-09-24 16:42 -0500
                Re: Old days Niklas Karlsson <anksil@yahoo.se> - 2020-09-25 07:59 +0000
                Re: Old days maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2020-09-25 10:12 +0000
                Re: Old days Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-09-25 13:54 +0000
                Re: Old days J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-25 15:53 -0400
            Re: Old days JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2020-09-24 16:07 -0500
            Re: Old days Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2020-09-24 15:48 -0700
              Re: Old days Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-09-24 23:18 +0000
            Re: Old days Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2020-09-25 00:53 +0100
    Re: Old days "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-09-23 19:52 +0200
      Re: Old days Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2020-09-23 11:36 -0700
        Re: Old days Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2020-09-23 12:46 -0600
          Re: Old days J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-23 19:10 -0400
          Re: Old days Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2020-09-24 08:39 +0100
            Re: Old days Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2020-09-24 08:58 -0600
        Re: Old days scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-09-23 19:19 +0000
        Re: Old days "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-09-23 23:11 +0200
        Re: Old days J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-09-23 19:09 -0400
          Re: Old days maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2020-09-24 08:10 +0000
            Re: Old days Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2020-09-24 09:02 -0600
              Re: Old days Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2020-09-24 16:31 +0100
              Re: Old days maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2020-09-24 17:06 +0000
                Re: Old days Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2020-09-24 16:27 -0600
              Re: Old days Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-09-24 16:36 -0500
            Re: Old days JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2020-09-24 10:37 -0500
              Re: Old days maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2020-09-24 17:09 +0000
          Re: Old days scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-09-24 13:39 +0000
            Re: Old days Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-09-24 14:34 +0000
              Re: Old days scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-09-24 15:30 +0000
                Re: Old days Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-09-24 16:42 +0000
            Re: Old days Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2020-09-24 11:21 -0700
              Re: Old days scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-09-24 18:52 +0000
  Re: Old days Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-09-23 16:39 -0500

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