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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Shutdown - 25 Years Later
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:29:08 -0000 (UTC)
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On 21 Apr 2025 08:24:22 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

> It sounds like they're talking about the cache in the drive itself,
> making sure data is physically written out before power-off.

Unfortunately, you could be right.

I say “unfortunately“, because I think it’s a dumb idea for drives to have 
their own cache.