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- From: adh@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (andrew.d.hay)
- Subject: Re: Summary: SUN Mono screen dimming
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 11:24:37 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Sep2.112437.5217@cbnewsi.cb.att.com>
- References: <ANG.92Sep1114038@woodpecker.lcs.mit.edu> <1992Sep1.191547.8742@stsci.edu>
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- In article <1992Sep1.191547.8742@stsci.edu> kavan@stsci.edu writes:
- "I have just taken delivery of a Sun 19-inch Grayscale moniter.
- "To maximize screen lifetime, when I am not using Sun interactively should I
- "1) switch monitor off.
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- NO! power-cycling will SHORTEN the monitor's life!
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- "2) Lock screen with Blank
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- yes.
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- "3) Dim screen to minimum Brightness.
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- maybe... (dunno if [2] subsumes this)
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- "Are the problems same on Grayscale as on the Mono ?
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- yes, in general. color, too. it's a crt thing.
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- " Please advice best approach. Thanks
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