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From: bazyar@ernie (Jawaid Bazyar)
Subject: Re: Usage
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In article <8870@crash.cts.com> crew.wicklein@pro-midnightex.cts.com (Chris Wicklein) writes:
>   Has anyone had a GS for several years, and left it on * alot *? I've had
>mine since summer, and often will use it from 4PM to midnight, then leave
>it on all night as an alarm clock, using a little ProDOS MLI call to get
>the time and boot SoundSmith at 4AM. This is 12 hours a day it's on,
>although I'm not actively using it all that time. I'm curios how good this
>is for it.

  I ran a BBS.  My GS was on 24 hours a day for many months at a time.  In
fact, even though I'm no longer running a BBS, I'm used to Unix now, and 
dislike rebooting unless absolutely necessary.
  I've never had a hardware failure of any kind in my GS.  I do however
have an Apple internal fan (which works very well and costs half what the
stupid Kensington ripoff fan does).

  The rule for computer equipment is generally that the less you power on
and off (a big shock to a system), the longer it will last.  Silicon doesn't
"wear out".  Similar to the fact that 90% of auto engine wear is incurred
while starting the engine- when the oil is in the pan and NOT lubricating
anything.

  To summarize- leaving it on doesn't hurt it, and might even help it some.
--
Jawaid Bazyar               |  "Twenty seven faces- with their eyes turned to
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   Apple II Forever!        |  I need a job... Be priviliged to pay me! :-)
