Interesting tidbit - take the next letter in the alphabet in the acronym
HAL and you get IBM. Now take the previous letter in the acronym for
Windows NT (WNT) and you get VMS.

Blaine Owens
Eastman Chemical Company
Email - bowens AT eastman DOT com
Phone - (423)229-3579
Fax     - (423)229-1188

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Monroe [SMTP:scott.monroe AT lmco DOT com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 1:37 PM
> To:   NV-L AT UCSBVM.ucsb DOT edu
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>  L: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 13:33:31 -0400
> In-Reply-To: Alain Menezes <a.menezes AT CGER DOT BE>
>         "automatic rebooting !!" (Oct 20,  3:42pm)
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> On Oct 20,  3:42pm, Alain Menezes wrote:
>
> > I've got 2 F40 running AIX 4.2.1 that automatically reboot when I
> run
> shutdown (without any options) and even if I power them off (test
> machine).
>
> WOW...This must a HAL clone, it won't shut off even when powered
> off!!!
> "Sorry Dave, I can't let you do that." ...