---Original Message----- From: Andy Kunz To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Date: Monday, 11 August 1997 06:11 Subject: Re: Regular FAQ pointer required? >> 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. >Some people say the stupidest things. >My one Windows machine stays up for months on end. The other (the laptop) >is on as needed (usually 8-10 hours per day). The other is off for weeks >on end. My Linux machine gets reset regularly - at least once a week. Heh. NT? I have 95 stay up for days sometimes, but I throw all sorts of bad things at it that make it crash. (beta software, others and mine!) >FWIW, my primary desktop just needed a new power supply. A transistor blew >after 5+ years of being on almost continuously. Anybody out there ever >hear of "inrush current" and the damage it does?!?!?! Which is a good case for leaving it on, and using the reset switch instead. Although I do power down for hardware changes. MikeS