Re: #2988 hanging

In message <ae92dd1155.gavin@wra1th.plus.com>
Gavin Wraith <gavin@wra1th.plus.com> wrote:

> In message <35E4E54C747.00000D53dave@davehigton.me.uk>
> Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
>
>
>>There's another point worth making here. If you think NS has
>>crashed, use Alt-Break. Note: NEVER use Ctrl-Break, various
>>RISC OS luminaries class it as Evil and say it Breaks Discs.
>
> Thanks very much for this.
> --
> Gavin Wraith (gavin@wra1th.plus.com)
> Home page: http://www.wra1th.plus.com/
>
I must confess to having used Ctrl-Break from time to time, when faced
with a frozen desktop, without evident ill-effects. Is it considered
worse than powering-off at the switch, which is the only other option
AFAIK?

--
George