Uh, pardon my lack of subtlety here, but is sleep something that must be initiated each time, or is sleep what happens when I just let the machine alone for a few hours and it gets all quiet and the screen goes dark and the power button just pulses yellow ever so slowly? Or are they the same thing?
JC --- Daniel Kendell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> I was wondering, it won't do my iMac (1Ghz 17") > any harm to sleep it > >>> every night rather than turn it off will it? > > >> It is in fact DESIGNED to be slept rather than > shut off. > > > Could you elaborate or point to something about > your statement. OS X , > > being Unix, likes to be on all the time as well > (overnight > > maintenance, etc.)? > > Excellent! Party! Will be leaving on sleep then, I > am an impatient > fellow and waking it faster then booting. :) > > Dan > > --- > I am root, Fear me! > --- > The Macintosh Council - > http://www.macintoshcouncil.tk > > > -- > The iMac List is sponsored by > <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | > Refurbished Drives | > - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | > & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > iMac List info: > <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
