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From: danscott@atari.UUCP (Dan Scott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Leaving both monitors on.
Message-ID: <1372@atari.UUCP>
Date: 7 Mar 89 20:39:31 GMT
References: <1294@hydra.riacs.edu>
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Organization: Atari Corp., Sunnyvale CA.
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in article <1294@hydra.riacs.edu>, doyle@riacs.edu (Dee Doyle) says:
> 
> 
> I have heard rumors that leaving your monitor on when it is not connected
> to the Atari may cause problems.  Does anyone have any information about
> this?  I use Monitor Master and as I switch back and forth, I am not
> turning my monitors on and off.

Well, you should always have all your equipment off when plugging or
unplugging any sort of computer equipment.....just in case.....The monitor
master box was intened to save the life-span of the monitor plug and the
cords....

I have the monitor master at home and always leave the monitor off
when not in use or switching with the M/M box.

If you have the color monitor too close to the mono, you will notice some
disruption of the mono screen when the color monitor is on.  This is due to
both monitors producing a *VERY* strong magnetic source when powered up and 
the 60Hz color monitor is affecting the 70Hz mono.

Dan/Atari Corp.

"These postings are not Atari's opinions.  Nor, are they mine, I rented them
for the week."