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From: gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Leave it on?  Or once a week?
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Date: 20 Feb 90 18:28:43 GMT
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One problem with leaving your computer equipment on over long periods of time
that no one's mentioned is: lightning strikes.  Even a surge protector won't
protect against lightning hitting power lines.  I always unplug my stuff during
and before lightning storms. 

The problem is this: when you leave in the morning, it's not always possible to
predice whether a thunderstorm will occur that day.  If it does, and if you've
left your Mac/HD plugged in and running, you could be in trouble.

Robert


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