Re: Sleep mode dangers?

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From: Ben Lovejoy
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 00:00

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robin@moneypit.demon.co.ku (Robin Jackson) wrote:

>>Assuming that a PowerBook is used daily, so the battery won't run flat, are
>>there any dangers in never shutting it down, but merely closing the lid to
>>put it into sleep mode?
>>
>>Ben, the man too impatient to wait for his machine to start-up :-)

>I don't know the answer BUT I have been using a Powerbook 520, 3400 or now
>G3 for around 3 years.
>
>I seldom bother to shutdown my system.  I very often cart the thing around
>in my boot in sleep mode and so far (touch wood) have never had any
>problems.

Excellent, that's two of you. Bye-bye Mr Shutdown. :-)

Ben

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