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From: rond@pro-grouch.cts.com (Ron Dippold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: TWGS NDA,etc...
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Date: 31 Jul 90 09:21:48 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from rankins@argentina

> How much electricity does a IIGS and external HD use if left on all 
> the time?  I would prefer to leave mine on and just turn the monitor 
> off, but my wife doesn't like that it "wastes" electricity.  I had 
heard 
> once that a personal computer uses about as much electricity as a 
> light bulb.  Can anyone confirm this? 

SDG&E claims that a personal computer uses (gasp!) 2 cents a day worth of
electricity.  I'm not sure if that includes monitor and printer.  Let's say
the monitor uses twice that, the printer the same amount (in idle), and the
hard drive the same (you really should park it if you're not going to be using
it for a while).  That's 10 cents a day, or $3 a month for 24 hours a day.

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