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- From: truesdel@ics.uci.edu (Scott Truesdell)
- Subject: Re: PBs and screen savers
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- References: <rhaller-161292161030@rhaller.cc.uoregon.edu>
- Date: 17 Dec 92 05:30:12 GMT
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-
- In article <rhaller-161292161030@rhaller.cc.uoregon.edu>,
- rhaller@ns.uoregon.edu (Rich Haller) wrote:
- >
- > Is there any consensus on whether one needs a screen saver with the backlit
- > supertwist screens in the new powerbooks (160, and duos)? The backlighting
- > goes away automatically with inactivity.
-
- There is absolutely no reason to have a screen 'saver' on a PowerBook.
- Other than for entertainment purposes, that is... :-)
-
- It is MUCH MUCH better for your screen to 'Sleep' than to keep it lit up
- and running, even with a screen saver. Apple addresses this in the
- 'PowerBook' Control Panel for System 7.1. If you click the 'Options...'
- button then click 'Don't sleep when plugged in.' you will see an Alert that
- cautions against running the PowerBook for long periods.
-
- --scott
-