Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!cognos!alb
From: alb@cognos.UUCP (Al Belyea)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Usage
Message-ID: <9577@cognos.UUCP>
Date: 28 Apr 91 14:43:54 GMT
References: <8870@crash.cts.com> <1991Apr27.121630.30121@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Reply-To: alb@cognos.UUCP (Al Belyea)
Organization: Cognos Inc., Ottawa, Canada
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I've had my GS for a number of years and for the last 2 or 3, I've left it
on all the time. I have a Kensington System Saver, with the Hard drive and 
monitor plugged into the AUX switch, wth the CPU plugged into the MASTER 
switch. When I'm done with it I do a cold shutdown and use the AUX switch to
turn off the hard drive and monitor. The CPU and the fan stay on all the time.

I haven't had any problems at all and I've got a fairly loaded system (4 Meg,
TWGS, stereo card, Quickie, VOC, AE heavy duty power supply). The only thing
is that every once in awhile, I'll power it down completely to vacuum out 
the innards. The constant fan pulls in a lot of dust etc.

From what I've heard, the power up sequence is hard on electronic components.
Providing power to them all the time is supposed to be better for them over
the long term. Also, battery should last a long time.


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Allan Belyea              UUCP:                          3755 Riverside Dr.     
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