On Sun, 10 Aug 1997, Mike wrote:

> At 10:50 PM 8/10/97 +0930, you wrote:
>
> >>I'm going travelling soon and it would be great to point and click
> >
> >Leave your computer turned on, and set up a mailer that will log on every
> >day and retrieve mail.
>
> No way - I know how they make these switch mode supplies and how the
> transistors are treated prior to and during assembly - I wouldn't risk
> the fire hazard. I've seen one go up and that was enough. I'd rather
> check my email at an internet cafe but, where I'm going ain't got one.

        My computers average uptimes of at least a month, running Unix
of course, a Windows machine would probably crash out of bordem if left on
for an extended period of time.

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Philip Lalone
Alpha-X Development - Professional Web Design (http://www.alphax.com)