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From: v141npg4@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Thomas E Moore)
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Subject: Re: EGA monitor takes time to 'warm up'...too much time
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In article <38249@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, v141npg4@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Thomas E Moore) writes...
>I own a Samsung CD-1452M EGA monitor which is about 2 yrs. old.
>Recently, i.e. within the last couple of months, the monitor has been
>taking a what I consider to be unusual amount of time to 'warm up'.
>Today, for example, it took 3 minutes for it to come on.  I have it hooked
>up to an AT, the same one it's been hooked upto for the past year.  Now, the
>way we operate the whole computer system is through a 6-outlet surge protector
>which just requires us to flip it on whenever we want to use the system.  Is it
>possible that doing this instead of using the on/off switch on the monitor
>could have damaged the tube?  Or could it be just the tube having been worn out
>from the frequent use it gets?  Any info would be greatly appreciated.  Please
>e-mail me as I hardly get around to reading this newsgroup.
>thanks...
>t.e. moore
> 
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From: v141npg4@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Thomas E Moore)
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Subject: Re: EGA monitor takes time to 'warm up'...too much time
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In article <38249@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, v141npg4@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Thomas E Moore) writes...
>from the frequent use it gets?  Any info would be greatly appreciated.  Please
>e-mail me as I hardly get around to reading this newsgroup.

I have reposted this (with a minor change in wording) to
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware so any other followup to this article will be posted
there.  Sorry if I offended anyone with my choice of wording.

t.e.moore
v141npg4@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu