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From: howard@attila.crd.ge.com (Donald R. Howard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Leave it on?  Or once a week?
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Date: 20 Feb 90 20:27:02 GMT
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In article <7715@tank.uchicago.edu> gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes:
>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. 

VERY good point!  And don't forget brown-outs and normal electric service interruptions.
Ever see your power restored as a series of WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! surges?

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Don Howard  howard@crd.ge.com