Turning off NeXT at night....

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3 total messages Started by bill Thu, 13 Aug 1992 12:49

#703

Author: bill
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 12:49

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I would like to turn off my NeXT at night.  Would I still get my mail  
messages the next morning?  How about after a weekend?

Also, I have a ND system with 2 monitors.  Is there anyway of moving the  
doc over to the monochrome side?

Thanks in advance?

		Bill

Re: Turning off NeXT at night....

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Author: Paul Stewart
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 17:33

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bill@epnxt.jsc.nasa.gov writes:

>I would like to turn off my NeXT at night.  Would I still get my mail  
>messages the next morning?  How about after a weekend?

  Mail relays usually try to reach a host for 3 days before bouncing it.  
However, unless there are good reasons for you to turn off your machine,
I wouldn't suggest it, as there are many arguments that profess that 
continuous operation is a bit more healthy for (UNIX) machines than frequent
power-up/power-downs.

>		Bill
--
Paul

Re: Turning off NeXT at night....

#734

Author: Gerardo Cisneros
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 01:42

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In article <stewart.713727223@ecse.rpi.edu> stewart@ecse.rpi.edu (Paul Stewart) writes:
>bill@epnxt.jsc.nasa.gov writes:
>
>>I would like to turn off my NeXT at night.  [...]
> [...]
>However, unless there are good reasons for you to turn off your machine,
>I wouldn't suggest it, as there are many arguments that profess that 
>continuous operation is a bit more healthy for (UNIX) machines than frequent
>power-up/power-downs.

It _is_ more healthy for _any_ machine, especially if it has a hard disk.
Electrical transients and mechanical stresses originating from startups
and shutdowns are hard on components.

At the University of Puebla, where I used to work, there _still_ is a PC
clone with a 20 Mb disk that has not been turned off in almost seven
years, except for power failures.  It has given no trouble whatsoever.

Best regards,

Gerardo "missing his NeXTstation" Cisneros
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 Anything I said sound like an opinion? Then it's no one's but my own.

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