[G4] RE: SLEEP???????????????

[Eric Smith]

YOUR FRIEND, CHRIS wrote:
...
> now, if you've read any of my past posts {all in the form of questions} 
> you KNOW i don't know a damn thing about computers!
> 
> but i do know a bit about high end stereo equipment, of which i'm 
> fortunate enough to own a few components. when i bought my first {solid 
> state} hi end components in 1985, i was advised to leave them on ALL the 
> time to protect the internal components of the units from premature 
> degradation and or failure due to heating and cooling cycles - not to 
> mention obscene repair costs.
> 
> SO - for all intents and purposes my power amp, pre amp and tuner have 
> NEVER been shut off since their purchase in 1985, unless i was leaving 
> for more than 48 hours.
> 
> i am listening to them as i write this {lowell fulson!}.
> they are still ALL original - not even a second of down time in over 
> twenty years!

On the other hand, I'm still using the same stereo equipment I bought
in 1975, and it probably has been turned off and on 10,000 times. :)

Eric