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From: carter@cat27.cs.wisc.edu (Gregory Carter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: RE: Leaving the Mac on
Message-ID: <1991Mar3.023434.22594@daffy.cs.wisc.edu>
Date: 3 Mar 91 02:34:34 GMT
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John_Richard_Bruni@cup.portal.com writes:
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I seem to recall the latest monthly bulletin from the Rocky Mountain Institute
saying that the power usage of the average home computer, whatever that is, 
puts two tons of extra CO2 in the air per year if left on all the time rather 
than turning it on when needed.  I guess the question of `leave it on?` must 
also examine the issue of whether the extra power use & subsequent pollution
is outweighed by the longer lifespan of the equipment when left on.  If,
indeed, leaving one`s computer on does result in longer MTBF, then one needs 
to know how much pollution is eliminated by not having to use more energy and
resources to build more computers.  Is the power wastage outweighed by savings
in energy/resource usage?  Of course, anything that uses power can be looked
at in this manner.
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    Well thats nothing, I heard leaving on your mac all the time can cause
the sun to shine upside down and the moon to fall from the sky.  Obviously,
more reporting is needed before it can be confirmed, but a recent women
in Skogie, Illonois swears she had the moon in her backyard when she forgot
to turn off her Mac PLUS.  After doing so the moon resumed proper orbit.

--Gregory

PS: Oh yeah, leaving on your Mac can also cause extreme bandwidth usage on
    internet too.