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From: gt4586c@prism.gatech.EDU (WILLETT,THOMAS CARTER)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re:  Leaving Mac On
Message-ID: <22085@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 15 Feb 91 14:51:45 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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The most cogent reason I've seen for turning off the mac is the possibility
of excessive wear on the spinning hard drive.  How well engineered are the
hard drives in that regard?  How many spin hours can they be expected to
last?  Lastly, is it feasible to create a "sleep" mode for your computer
in which the hard drive spins down but the CPU stays on to keep warm?


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thomas willett 
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta  
gt4586c@prism.gatech.edu
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