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- From: koelman@cuby.stc.nl (Ton Koelman)
- Subject: Re: Turning off NeXT at night....
- Message-ID: <1992Aug14.110754.9964@stc.nato.int>
- Sender: usenet@stc.nato.int (USENET messages)
- Reply-To: koelman@stc.nato.int
- Organization: SHAPE Technical Centre, NL
- References: <1992Aug13.204235.6043@walter.cray.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 11:07:54 GMT
- Lines: 33
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- In article <1992Aug13.204235.6043@walter.cray.com> gerardo@ferris.cray.com
- (Gerardo Cisneros) writes:
- > In article <stewart.713727223@ecse.rpi.edu> stewart@ecse.rpi.edu (Paul
- Stewart) writes:
- > >bill@epnxt.jsc.nasa.gov writes:
- > >
- > >>I would like to turn off my NeXT at night. [...]
- > > [...]
- > >However, unless there are good reasons for you to turn off your
- machine,
- > >I wouldn't suggest it, as there are many arguments that profess that
- > >continuous operation is a bit more healthy for (UNIX) machines than
- frequent
- > >power-up/power-downs.
- >
- > It _is_ more healthy for _any_ machine, especially if it has a hard
- disk.
- > Electrical transients and mechanical stresses originating from startups
- > and shutdowns are hard on components.
- >
-
- I would also consider the environmental issue of
- needless energy consumption.
-
- And if it's on the Internet there's no point
- in leaving it available to hackers.
-
- My NeXT is off outside working hours. Always.
-
- --
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