Re: tp755cx in suspend mode

[Ken Manheimer <klm@TETHER.MIT.EDU>]

On Thu, 26 Oct 1995, Bob Yellin wrote:

> Yes, I had a similar experience.  I didn't realize that the AC
> [...]
> and I realized that the power cord was out, I plugged it in.  I
> couldn't get it running with the usual methods (pressing the
> function key, etc.) so I activated the power switch (I believe
> that's what you meant by "reset") and the machine turned on
> again.
> 
> The amazing thing is that the machine did not reboot, but instead
> went right back to the place I had left off and no data was lost.
> I haven't been able to find this feature documented in the IBM
> manual or but hat's off to IBM.  It's a great feature!

I've been messing with the power management features of my (new!) 701cs,
and noticed something in the user's guide which pretty closely covers the
behavior you describe.  It includes the following summary of methods for
resuming from suspend, which i'm copying here in case it's useful: 

 Resuming Your Computer from Suspend

 You can resume (restart) your computer from Suspend mode by doing any of 
 the following:

  * Press the Fn key. [Bob said the Fn did *not* have this effect for him.]
  * Open the lid.
  * Press the power switch.   [<-- The thing that did work for bob.]
  * Set the Resume on Alarm option.
  * Set the Resume on Ring option.

I like this feature, too.

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