> If she started on DOS, there was no concept of "shutting down." At the end of the day you just flipped the big red paddle switch on the side or front of the PC case.
But... but... I diligently parked the disk every time !
I think my first HDD, a 130MB drive, had automatic parking.
It was a feature from so early on, that I never really though much about it except on university XTs, which were almost always just left on and walked away from, anyway
But... but... I diligently parked the disk every time !