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jtpenrod:

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Ha! So why was he afraid to turn it off? Is he one of those people who thinks it is harmful for your computer to turn it on and off too much. That it a HUGE myth. It is shocking how many people believe that myth. Even the people on tech TV are unsure on the issue. Believe me, IT IS NOT BAD FOR YOUR COMPUTER TO TURN IT ON AND OFF REGULARLY!!! (unless maybe if you push the power button on and off repeditly)

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Depending on exactly how old he is, this idea may very well be a hold-over from the vacuum tube days. Indeed, with vacuum tube based equipment, it was indeed better to leave it on all the time. A cold start will cause strong surge currents that could indeed damage the heaters and/or filter capacitors. It's not the problem that it was with modern solid state devices.

The other problem is that he could simply have been misinformed as to how memory works. If he heard about "volatile" memory, he could have assumed that all the computer's memory was volatile, and all his data would be lost. It would be natural to assume that if one didn't know about ROM. (Indeed, I read a Sci-Fi story back in the 1970s about a civilization whose entire fate, culture, and knowledge hung by a thread, as they had to keep the one remaining computer up-and-running, lest they lose all their knowledge to a power failure.)
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Pinkster:
Originally posted by Deceiver::
HEHEH.. i see some people have about FIFTY Mac computers, thats cool and all but, its not quantity that counts.. itd QUALITY.. in which i win suckers!!!! HEHE.... but seriously though, i wish i had more macs, i have a 1400 mhz iBook Geforce Ti card (32mb) 512 mb ram, 40 gb hdd,,, but my fiance uses it. so... it isnt mine no more ehe..so, i have 2 macs , a few more to go.. i.e G5,, wooot.. goota get a blimey Dual 2.8 ghz 8 gb ram All-in-wonder 256 mb video card 2 TB hardrves.. that would soooo rule.. not to mention double my G4... i can dream, cant i...


actually.... CM Mhz, we were both wrong .. my bad... its 900, not 1400

Mandrake:
1.25Ghz G4, 512mb ram, Radeon 9000, 80GB HD with the standard Apple keyboard, a Logitech USB mouse, 19" CRT, runs Panther.

[ March 21, 2004: Message edited by: Mandrake ]

preacher:
433mhz celeron, 288mb sdram, 32mb nvidia geforce 2 mx200(I have 6 nvidia cards, they are awesome!!!!)

Operating System: Soon to be GNU Darwin......WOOOHOOOO!!!!!

hm_murdock:
Darwin isn't GNU! :-o

It's close enough, though!

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