Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!caen!kuhub.cc.ukans.edu!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!mit-eddie!bloom-beacon!athena.mit.edu!spworley From: spworley@athena.mit.edu (Spaceman Spiff) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Message-ID: <25758.26fe4043@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> Date: 24 Sep 90 22:20:03 GMT Lines: 29 Subject:Can I abuse my 3000? Message-ID: <1990Sep24.195238.21733@athena.mit.edu> Sender: daemon@athena.mit.edu (Mr Background) Reply-To: spworley@athena.mit.edu (Spaceman Spiff) Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Date: Mon, 24 Sep 90 19:52:38 GMT Lines: 22 I have an A3000-25/50 and am curious about the (hardware) durability. Specifically, I'd like to leave it on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Obviously, the monitor will get a ghost image burnt in if I don't use a screen blanker, but is there any danger to the 3000 or monitor otherwise? I did this with my A500 for a good 2 months and had no problems, but I don't want to risk my new system. Has anyone done this? If I do it, should I take any precautions? I'm planning to leave it in an air conditioned room out of sunlight, so heat buildup hopefully won't be a problem. BTW, I think leaving my 3000 on all the time will be GREAT- I can play some fun sound samples (like explosions, etc) at 9:00 am to wake me up, have it automatically make calls to FTP sites & see what new PD stuff is around, and ray-trace its heart out with whatever time it has left. If you have any thoughts, experiences, or cautions, you can mail me or post- I'm sure others are interested. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Steve Worley spworley@athena.mit.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------