On 05.01.01, 08:39:59, Jason R Thorpe wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 04, 2001 at 09:06:31PM -0600, Peter Seebach wrote:
> 
>  > Is there a reason that several of my current NetBSD systems seem to think
>  > that control-alt-delete is just a weird key sequence?
> 
> Uh, because it is?
> 
> Seriously, what's the point of bringing in unneeded Windows brain-damage?
> 
> -- 
>         -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
> 

Unlike Amiga, where the Reset-Key-sequence (Ctrl-Amiga-Amiga) is
hard-wired to reset the machine. It can be held up for some seconds
but not prevented by software. On PC, Ctrl-Alt-Del just happens to be
the DOS-reset-key, and is used for similar purposes in Windows.
(Remember that NT also uses it to initiate a log-on, which is not
really a shutdown ;) )

-- 
Bernd Sieker

NetBSD: It spanks the knickers off those other operating systems
		-- Brian D Chase