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From: psurge@cs.utexas.edu (Troy Carpenter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Surge protector switch
Summary: Surge protector startup
Keywords: lazy, lazy....
Message-ID: <13075@cs.utexas.edu>
Date: 1 Oct 90 20:48:09 GMT
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In article <1990Sep29.082941.24436@unicorn.wwu.edu>, n8742883@unicorn.wwu.edu (Perry Pederson) writes:
> 
> I've been playing around with having a surge protector's switch turn
> on and off all of my hardware-- one flick of a switch turns on/off my
> computer, monitor, modem, and printer.  Does anyone know if this poses
> any hazards to my hardware?
> 
I have started my ST system from the surge protector almost since I had it, but
I have had some strange feeling that it wasn't good for the computer, so I had
the monitor and printer turn on that way, and turned the computer on manually.

Now that I have a hard disk, I have the monitor, modem, and hard drive turn on
with the surge protector, but this is because the HD has to get up to speed 
before I can turn on the ST.  I don't have the printer come on because they
zap a lot of electricity, so I leave it off until I need it.

 



                                Troy Carpenter
                        Department of Computer Sciences
                        THE University of Texas, Austin
                              psurge@cs.utexas.edu

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