[G4] Sleep vs Shutdown

[Al Poulin]

I'm top posting because everyone else did, heh, heh.

Anyway, the original posted asked about shut down and restart 5-10 
times a day.  No way is that good.  In OS-9 doing it nightly was a sane 
and safe practice.

In OS X, hard drive sleep is just fine each night.  I would not do it 
5-10 times a day.

As for UPS, yes, use one.  I have one for each computer.  But when 
lightning gets real close, I shut down and unplug everything.  If I'm 
gone for a week or so.  I do the same.  UPS and computers may not 
survive a hit on the house, nor one a few feet away.

Al Poulin
Anger, hate, and revenge are for the devil, forgiveness is for God, 
proactive self-defense is for the rest of us.


On Jun 6, 2005, at 2:10 PM, Snow White wrote:

> My personal experience is opposite what you have said.  In OS9 it was 
> better to Restart or Shutdown so the system could reset itself and the 
> Ram allocation.  In OSX (10.3 and 10.2) I have found that the system 
> works for a year at a time without Restarting or Shutdown.  In OSX I 
> highly recommend Sleep as a very viable option.  Just make sure you 
> have a UPS for power outages and Surge protection for spikes because 
> when the computer is on 24/7 there is a 100% chance of both over a 
> year.
>
> jj
>
>
> On 6-Jun-05, at 12:48 PM, g4-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com 
> wrote:
>
>> according to Apple... left on. At least that used to be the story pre-
>> OSX.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 6, 2005, at 8:54 AM, Roxylee wrote:
>>
>>> Why not just use a jar of honey? It works fast and we all probably
>>> have some right in the kitchen cabinet. <just kidding!!> OK, I have
>>> a question. Is it better for the computer if it's left on all day,
>>> or to shut down and restart 5-10 times a day?
>
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