> How many people leave their mac compacts running 24 hours > everyday? Are > these vintage machines up to it or should I continue to power > it off when > I'm not using it? I'm careful to use a screensaver because I > know that > these little monochrome CRT's can suffer from screen burn.
My SE/30 is a web/file server (running NetBSD) that runs 24/7 in a corner with the screen brightness turned all the way down. When components are this old, the power cycle may do more damage than anything. As long as you have some way to prevent burn-in, I'd say leave it on. Tim -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
