This is from an era when you could still make the computer do what you want. Those days are long gone now; incidentally, that's why "It is now safe to turn off your computer" does not belong in this list, because it still exists, just not under that name. Windows (or whatever OS) decides when you can turn it off. Just like it now decides when it's time to upgrade.

Actually there _is_ a lot to be missed about those times, in spite of all the "progress" we've made since then.

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rob74 2 days ago | parent [-]

"It is now safe to turn off your computer" was a kludge for running Windows 95 on PCs with a physical on/off switch (as opposed to newer ATX power supplies, which have a pushbutton to turn them on and can be switched off via software). I guess it's theoretically possible to build a modern PC with a 30+ year PSU, and then you would see this screen again - or, more realistically, you could disconnect the PS_ON line (https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/394414/how-d...) from the mainboard, preventing the system from turning off the PSU.

	▲	froh42 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		My 3D printer has a physical off switch. And it runs Linux - debian - on an embedded ARM board, so I can ssh into the printer etc. (I can even hook up a keyboard and HDMI monitor) I fear about my filesystem every time I notice the printer is running at night (after a long print job) and I just turn it off without going over to my pc, ssh in and shut down the OS. Still, it hasn't eaten my filesystem, yet ... ext4 journaling DOES seem to work.