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In article <52rcb7$oo3@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> navindra@cs.mcgill.ca writes:
>	I remember when I was younger, going through the manual for my
>Dad's C64 and coming across the recommendation to turn on the
>peripherals first and then the computer (reverse order on powerdown)
>-- no reasons given. Since then I have religiously followed these
>instructions on all computers I used -- especially since most manuals
>said the same thing (first the monitor then the computer and reverse
>on powerdown).
>.....

Many monitors have poorly designed switches.  The button at the front
is the end of a flimsy plastic rod that operates the electrical switch
at the back.  After a few hundred cycles, the rod gives up and you can't
switch the monitor on or off.  Processor switches are usually better,
but I've experienced problems with them too.

Morale: plug everything into a power-bar (like David Gaudine says)
and switch the power-bar.  The power-bar switch is unlikely to wear
out but, when it does, spend another $10 and get a new power-bar.

I have owned or operated a dozen or so systems and I have never
encountered one that minded the power-up/down sequence.

Peter