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View Ref-File11.5.9  General remarks about shutdown                             TOS

Shutdown is to be understood as a mechanism that allows the system to 
be run down in a controlled manner. In a multitasking environment it 
is actually no longer permissible to simply switch off the computer 
after use; a reset with the reset button should be taboo as well. 
Rather one must ensure that all programs have been terminated properly 
and all files closed correctly before the current to the computer is 
turned off. If this is ignored, then data losses may well result.

For this reason UNIX systems or the Apple Macintosh, for instance, 
have a Shutdown mechanism; such a one was also introduced by Atari in 
MultiTOS and is also available in MagiC (as of Version 3.0).

Shutdown is activated normally via the menu entry 'File/Shutdown' on 
the desktop, with the key combination [[Control]-[Alternate]-[Delete], 
or by a resolution change. During the Shutdown, no programs can be 
launched.

See also: Shutdown in MultiTOS   Shutdown in MagiC 
Shutdown at the receiver   Shutdown at the initiator   shel_write