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From: kabra437@athenanet.com (Ken Abrams)
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Subject: Re: TURN COMPUTER OFF OR LEAVE ON?
Message-ID: <1991Jun7.202123.2051@athenanet.com>
Date: 7 Jun 91 20:21:23 GMT
References: <1991Jun3.194555.3525@newserve.cc.binghamton.edu> <1991Jun3.212159.27391@jato.jpl.nasa.gov> <1991Jun4.082135.15082@gorm.ruc.dk>
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In article <1991Jun4.082135.15082@gorm.ruc.dk> holck@gorm.ruc.dk (Jesper Holck) writes:
>jdickson@jato.jpl.nasa.gov (Jeff Dickson) writes:
>
>So the general "rule" for fluorescent tubes is: If you are certain that 
>you will need the light from the tube again within an hour, leave it on,
>otherwise turn it off.
>
>I don't know if this also goes for computers though ....
>

Like many other things in life, the real TRUTH of the matter is hard to
determine and so it becomes a matter of judgement and compromise.
And also like a few other popular subjects, this question seems to repeat
itself on the net in cycles of about 90 days.  I sometimes wonder what 
percentage of the posters never READ a group for more than a day or two
before they post.......

Anyway, the general consensus of people that seem (to me) to have a
good head on their shoulders is something in the 4 to 8 hour range.
Like your light bulb rule then: If you are sure that you will need the
computer again within the next 4-8 hours, leave it on, otherwise turn
it off.  In a business environment, this translates to On at 8, Off at 5.

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