Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site iwu1c.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!ihnp4!iwu1c!jgpo From: jgpo@iwu1c.UUCP (John, KA9MNK) Newsgroups: net.lang Subject: Re: How many times do you "sync"? Message-ID: <200@iwu1c.UUCP> Date: Fri, 3-Feb-84 10:00:08 EST Article-I.D.: iwu1c.200 Posted: Fri Feb 3 10:00:08 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Feb-84 03:48:30 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 25 a <-- superstition When I was the system administrator for some 70's here at BTL, the very last thing I typed before hitting HALT was: sync;sync;sync Even now, although I am no longer SA (thank Whomever), the very last line in my .profile reads: trap "sync" 0 Is it necessary? Probably not. Can it hurt? No. Could it help? Oh, yeah! John (You called me at 2 AM to tell me the games are shut off?!?!?) Opalko AT&T Bell Laboratories Naperville, IL {your choice}!ihnp4!jgpo