Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!decwrl!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!turnkey!ladcgw.ladc.bull.com!melb.bull.oz.au!news From: sjg@sun0.melb.bull.oz (Simon J. Gerraty) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Leaving computer equip. on (was: Monitor reliabilty) Summary: Sun 15" mono does not like being turned off. Message-ID: <1990Sep25.003317.23498@melb.bull.oz.au> Date: 25 Sep 90 00:33:17 GMT References: <1081@beguine.UUCP> Sender: news@melb.bull.oz.au Reply-To: sjg@sun0.melb.bull.oz (Simon J. Gerraty) Organization: Bull HN I.S. Australia Lines: 22 In-Reply-To: Jeff.Miller@samba.acs.unc.edu (BBS Account) In article <1081@beguine.UUCP>, Jeff.Miller@samba (BBS Account) writes: >I think it is safe to say the jury is still out on whether equipment >is better left on or turned on only during use, from the standpoint of >reliability, I believe it depends on the equipment and the pattern of >usage. > >I think everyone in the computer feild and especially the Unix community >should give serious thought to power consumption. It is no joke. If there I agree that the power consumption is a serious issue. However I have a 15" mono screen on my Sun at home which has been on for most of the last 12 months. I find when I turn it off even just over night, that when turned back on it flashes and does all sorts of other horrible looking things for about 10 minutes. I seriously doubt that it is going to last too much longer, but it seems to be better of left running. Does anyone else have war stories about these 15" screens? -- Simon J. Gerraty #include /* imagine something *very* witty here */