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From: cjdb@sphinx.uchicago.edu (Charles Blair)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Leaving AT on overnight (good/bad)
Message-ID: <2237@sphinx.uchicago.edu>
Date: Wed, 26-Aug-87 21:16:17 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 26 21:16:17 1987
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The last time this subject came up (though not specifically about
AT's), it seemed to be agreed that leaving one's computer on was a
good thing, for the drives especially, but that occasionally monitors
would catch fire. The reason, as I recall, would be that a defective
monitor with a short in it would set fire to the dust that accumulated
inside it. Now I'd love to leave my AT on forever, but can anyone
guarantee me that I won't fry the monitor, possibly causing damage to
other equipment in the office? (This would be a real problem if it
happened at night, when the machine would be unattended.)



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