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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 12:34 am
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Originally Posted by username
I wonder if the following are myths:

1 - wait 20 minutes before starting again? (It is not like the system overheated or anything)

2 - don't push any buttons while the system is rebooting? (Which would be impossible to control with a whole planeful of people)
I believe those are myths.
Originally Posted by username
I don't know Linux but it seemed to me it is some kind of distributed thing too - each seat in C/F has its own computer and access some kind of file server for the movies. I did not see the Penguin during the reboot though.
Same for Y. Some systems distribute/cache more of the content to the seats rather than keeping it only on the head-end server but that is less common.
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