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That one always bothered me, I'm not sure there was a full rationale for it. To me, it always seemed that EUB (terminate, unmount, boot) should be sufficient.
by anyfoo 4y ago
That one always bothered me, I'm not sure there was a full rationale for it. To me, it always seemed that EUB (terminate, unmount, boot) should be sufficient.
- 1attice 4y agoI just always associated it with that ST:TNG episode where Riker gets hooked on some sort of VR video game from a planet I always misremember as 'REISUB 9' But the association allowed me to remember the abbreviation. I called it the Riker Maneuver
- Izkata 4y agoHere's an explanation of each one: https://askubuntu.com/questions/926461/whats-the-difference-between-the-magic-reisub-reset-and-holding-down-the-power https://askubuntu.com/questions/926461/whats-the-difference-... Basically "E" and "S" were an attempt to save as much data as possible and "R" may not be needed (but including it created the word "busier" backwards). I'm guessing "I" may have been to be sure "U" wouldn't get stuck somehow, but don't really know.