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- From: kbeal@amber (Ken Beal)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: leave OS/2 running - the monitor too?
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- Date: 23 Dec 92 18:00:10 GMT
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- Fritsch_Wolfgang (pfr@drsrv1.hmi.de) wrote:
- : Someone discussed here the pros and cons of leaving OS/2 running
- : 24 hours a day. The main argument was that this means less wear to the
- : electronics than switching on/off does.
- :
- : O.k. now, but what about the monitor? Would it be advisable to
- : switch off the monitor overnight (assuming that one does not work
- : overnight...)?
-
- That would be best. Monitors don't draw quite as much power as a computer,
- but every little bit helps.
-
- Have you heard of the new monitors that can sense inactivity and shut
- >themselves< off? These are >far< superior to those silly toaster and fish
- screensavers. Those just prevent burn-in; these new monitors actually help
- save energy! (And no, I'm sorry but I don't recall where I saw it :-( ).
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