Re: "RESET"

On 2025-05-25 04:01, Don Y wrote:

On 5/24/2025 5:37 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:

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Then, there are many designs where you can not pull power, because there is an unreachable battery.

 So, the battery is inaccessible but a reset button wouldn't be?
All the more reason NOT to need a reset button!

Think phones.

 

Then, it is impossible to guarantee that the device will never find itself in a pickle. No matter how fantastic the designers are.

 Barring hardware failures, software should be able to sort itself out,

Should.
Actually, nobody warranties this. Oh, wait, I remember a company that did warranty it, for limited sized code, and hugely expensive. They did the core software on ATMs or the servers behind them, I don't remember.
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Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.