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From: kabra437@pallas.athenanet.com (Ken Abrams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Leave the PC on vs. Power it off daily?
Message-ID: <416@pallas.athenanet.com>
Date: 25 Sep 90 18:28:22 GMT
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Reply-To: kabra437@pallas.UUCP (Ken Abrams)
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In an earlier post, I offered to elaborate on my opinions and at least one
user took me up on the offer and suggested I post instead of mail so this
is for Michiel de Vries, et al:
The best discussion I have seen recently on the subject is in PC MAGAZINE,
Vol. 9, Num. 15, Sept. 11, 1990 in the ADVISOR section on page 27.
Although I am not (necessarily) endorsing this publication or the author,
in this case I am in general agreement with this article.

I subscribe to the "on at 8, off at 5" theory of operation.  I believe that
in most "average" situations, the dangers of leaving things powered on 
overnight and weekends outweighs the perceived benefit of avoiding the
once a day thermal cycle.  A constantly running machine draws in a LOT of
dust and dirt.  It is vulnerable to power line fluctuations and being 
bumped by the janitor.  It is more vulnerable to prying eyes and fingers.
It also wastes a LOT of power.  There is a small but real posibility that
something will short out and start a fire.

Regardless of what you do to the CPU, I think there is common agreement
that CRTs should be shut off when not in use for prolonged periods.
A screen blanker is better than nothing but the guns in a CRT somethimes
wear out from extended use too.

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Ken Abrams                     uunet!pallas!kabra437
Illinois Bell                  kabra437@athenanet.com
Springfield                    (voice) 217-753-7965