"Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED], on 02 Oct 2001:
> > > Patrick Gallagher wrote: >> >> Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. wrote: >> >> > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > >> >>Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>>In fact pure UNIX using command line, is more likely to cause >> >>>damage, minor or Major due to the accidental typing ( Hands >> >>>engaged before the >> >>> >> >>...Depending on the current user. Unix has priviledge levels >> >>for a reason, and is capable of functioning with damage that >> >>would render an entirely GUI- based system inoperable. >> >> >> >>The same command line interface that you believe can destroy the >> >>system is the same feature that lends the Unix environment the >> >>phenomenal amount of power and speed (and reliability!) it is >> >>known for. Yes, it is possible to cause major damage with a >> >>slip of the fingers, but the fact that MOST Unixes do not >> >>embrace the "everyone is superuser" choice of the Windows and >> >>MacOS worlds effectively limits the damage that can be done. >> >> >> >>Be careful how you generalize. >> >> >> >>-- >> >>Brandon Hume - hume -> BOFH.Halifax.NS.Ca, >> >>http://WWW.BOFH.Halifax.NS.Ca/ >> >> -> Solaris Snob and general NOCMonkey >> >> >> > >> > One advantage of the Mac OS prior to OS-X is that you can not >> > deliberately Reformat the Hard Disk which has your currently >> > operating system without starting up from the systems Disk or >> > another Hard drive with a function system. >> > >> > You have to conciously want to do so. It impossible to do >> > otherwise. >> > >> > In Dos when I worked for a school system all you had to type >> > was fdisk C:/ ( maybe C>:/ been a while) and your machine was >> > toast. >> > >> > >> >> you might be thinking of >> C:\format c: >> Are You Sure(Y/N)?Y >> >> Formatting C:\ 5% >> >> you can't fdisk by accident - you could run the program, but it >> requires a fair bit of input before it'll do any actual damage - >> the format command require somewhat less... >> >> Patrick > Sounds familar. > > How about the INIT command. I'm trying to remember from my Windows > 3.1.1. days. There has never been an INIT command on MSDOS/Windows. At least not since version 5+, as I've used every MS DOS and Windows version from DOS 5.0 to Windows XP RC1 -- ICQ: N/A (temporarily) AIM: FlyersR1 9 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ = m
