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Started by Ben Lovejoy
Fri, 30 Jan 1998 00:00
Sleep mode dangers?
Author: Ben Lovejoy
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 00:00
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 00:00
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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 :-) -- Ben Lovejoy | For special addresses ben@lovejoy.demon.co.uk | (auto-responder, etc): www.lovejoy.demon.co.uk | autoresponder@lovejoy.demon.co.uk
Re: Sleep mode dangers?
Author: Robin Jackson
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 00:00
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 00:00
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In article <B0F78B659668117E65@195.173.76.4>, ben@lovejoy.demon.co.uk (Ben Lovejoy) wrote: >Subject: Sleep mode dangers? >From: Ben Lovejoy >Organization: Not bad, usually, sometimes a bit sloppy >Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 13:51:33 +0000 >Newsgroups: demon.tech.mac > >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. And I can be working in an instant..... Good luck. Robin
Re: Sleep mode dangers?
Author: Gordon Laurie
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 00:00
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 00:00
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In article <B0F78B659668117E65@195.173.76.4>, ben@lovejoy.demon.co.uk (Ben Lovejoy) wrote: >Subject: Sleep mode dangers? >From: Ben Lovejoy >Organization: Not bad, usually, sometimes a bit sloppy >Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 13:51:33 +0000 >Newsgroups: demon.tech.mac > >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 :-) My Duo 230 went for 6 weeks without being restarted or shutdown once. I assume it didn't do any harm since I still use it every day. Gordon One of these days I'm going to think of a decent sig line
Re: Sleep mode dangers?
Author: Ben Lovejoy
Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 00:00
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gordon@glaurie.demon.co.uk (Gordon Laurie) 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 :-) >My Duo 230 went for 6 weeks without being restarted or shutdown once. I >assume it didn't do any harm since I still use it every day. That's the answer I was hoping to hear. :-) Ben -- Ben Lovejoy | For special addresses ben@lovejoy.demon.co.uk | (auto-responder, etc): www.lovejoy.demon.co.uk | autoresponder@lovejoy.demon.co.uk
Re: Sleep mode dangers?
Author: Ben Lovejoy
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 00:00
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 -- Ben Lovejoy | For special addresses ben@lovejoy.demon.co.uk | (auto-responder, etc): www.lovejoy.demon.co.uk | autoresponder@lovejoy.demon.co.uk
Re: Sleep mode dangers?
Author: Gordon Laurie
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 00:00
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 00:00
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In article <B0FB807E966810724C@195.173.76.4>, ben@lovejoy.demon.co.uk (Ben Lovejoy) wrote: >Subject: Re: Sleep mode dangers? >From: Ben Lovejoy >Organization: Not bad, usually, sometimes a bit sloppy >Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 13:54:06 +0000 >Newsgroups: demon.tech.mac > >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 > You could always use the startup time to eat some Bandits....... :-) I seem to remember a warning with the Duo not to leave it on indefinitely but nothing about not shutting it down. Gordon One of these days I'm going to think of a decent sig line
Re: Sleep mode dangers?
Author: Steve Rogers
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 00:00
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 00:00
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Ben Lovejoy <ben@lovejoy.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Excellent, that's two of you. Bye-bye Mr Shutdown. :-)
You jammy sods. Why the hell can't I have Sleep Mode? Is there a 3rd
party utility available? Anyone wanna write one?
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Steve Rogers http://www.thebeast.demon.co.uk
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Re: Sleep mode dangers?
Author: Ben Lovejoy
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 1998 00:00
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gordon@glaurie.demon.co.uk (Gordon Laurie) wrote: >>>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. :-) >You could always use the startup time to eat some Bandits....... :-) Eat motorcycles? Not even I get that hungry! Ben -- Ben Lovejoy | For special addresses ben@lovejoy.demon.co.uk | (auto-responder, etc): www.lovejoy.demon.co.uk | autoresponder@lovejoy.demon.co.uk
Re: Sleep mode dangers?
Author: Ben Lovejoy
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 1998 00:00
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thebeast@nospam.demon.co.uk (Steve Rogers) wrote: >> Excellent, that's two of you. Bye-bye Mr Shutdown. :-) >You jammy sods. Why the hell can't I have Sleep Mode? Get a PowerBook. You Know It Makes Sense. :-) Ben -- Ben Lovejoy | For special addresses ben@lovejoy.demon.co.uk | (auto-responder, etc): www.lovejoy.demon.co.uk | autoresponder@lovejoy.demon.co.uk
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