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From: boz@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (John Boswell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Leaving Mac and Hardisks on
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Date: 12 Sep 88 05:17:30 GMT
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Summary:

Just a quick question about leaving a Macintosh and hardisks on:
I have both a Rodime and a Microtech hardisk attached to my MacPlus.  The
Microtech manual says I can leave the hardisk on at all times...and I do, as
well as my Rodime.  I also leave the MacPlus on all the time.  Is this a good
idea?  Should I do a shutdown at the end of the day and just turn off the Mac?
"Shutdown" parks the heads....If I *don't* shutdown, will I eventually wear 
out either drive??
The reason I leave the Mac on too is that when it is idle I have it run a 
Hypercard stack that puts up a Grandfather Clock that chimes on the hour.
Thanks for any help!

John Boswell
boz@eleazar.dartmouth.edu