Add to that the fact that an appliance is on 24/7, and the
dollars/atmospheric carbon really start to rack up. Dummy loads on
TVs and other appliances that go into a standy or soft-power-off mode
are a big energy conservation issue. When in doubt, switch it off at
the wall.
Clae.
>Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 20:27:32 -0800
>Subject: Re: Date and time problem on G3
>From: Bonnie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>I'm pretty much a fanatic about turning things off I'm not using. My Mac may
>use less power than an alarm clock, but multiply that by millions of Macs
>and we're talking a lot of consumption...
>
> > A PowerMac in sleep mode uses less power than your average alarm clock.
> > Powering the circuits up and down is harder on them than running them
> > constantly.
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