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From: johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu (William D. Johnston)
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Subject: Re: Leaving Mac On
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Date: 11 Feb 91 05:30:40 GMT
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(Jonathan Pace) writes...
[ ... less wear and tear to leave the  computer on, but ... ]

>   If you're concerned about the environment (no stand taken here) you should
>turn it off.  If everyone left their computer on all the time it would use
>billions of kWh each year.

My SE/30 manual states that the *maximum* power consumption of 75 watts.
This is less than the light bulb in the lamp next to my computer.  While I 
whole-heartedly endors the notion of energy conservation, I prefer to 
do it by telecommuting ... leaving a computer on all day can actually
make a significant contribution to solving the energy crisis.

-- Bill (johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu)

.. too bad we can't solve the gulf crisis with a "flame-war" ...