[Shotimes] OT - Computer- to turn off or not

[Erik Balser]

I'd have to disagree about 98...ok well maybe it is the best of the 9x
series but don't bother putting anything more than 256mb of RAM in a 98
system or you might as well just use the RAM to hold a door open.  I would
always opt for 2000 of 98.  But then again if I was installing an OS on a
system I would put XP on it and not even give a second thought to the other
OS's.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com>
To: "'Carl Prochilo'" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>; <bjshov8@comcast.net>
Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 11:52 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] OT - Computer- to turn off or not


> Exactly! '95 is OK, '98 is the best of the '9x series, if I get a machine
> with ME, I put either 2000 or '98 depending on the size of the hardware.
>
> I actually run W2K on Pentium 133 with 64 MB of RAM! It's for a shop floor
> application. It takes 20 minutes to boot and log in but once it's logged
in,
> you run for months!
>
> Paul L Fisher
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:14 AM
> To: bjshov8@comcast.net
> Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT - Computer- to turn off or not
>
> The PC that acts as the server in my house (and which runs the mail
> server I use to communicate with these lists) runs 24x7.  My gaming
> machine is used as needed.  My work laptop also runs 24x7.  Windows
> 2000 is a far superior OS to 9x series, to the point if it weren't
> for all the security patches would never need to be rebooted.
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> bjshov8@comcast.net said:
> > This will be an eternal argument- do you turn it off or leave it
> > running.  I have been working with PC's about as long as anybody and
> > have yet to see a clear answer to this.  My procedure at home is to
> > turn on my PC when I need it, then leave it on until I'm certain
> > that I'm through with it for the day, then turn it off.  It's
> > usually turned on for a couple of hours every day, but only turned
> > on once per day.  OTOH our computers at work run 24/7.  Some years
> > back I let my home computer run 24/7 also.
> >
> > Here are some observations, certainly not scientific studies or
> > conclusions of any kind:
> > 1)  My monitor left on 24/7 seemed to die an early death.
> > 2)  Our computers running 24/7 seem to have more hard drive failures
> > than my home computer.  However my sampling at home is 1 out of 1
> > still running.  Our sampling at work is 3 out of 5 failed.
> > 3)  Win98SE will work fine 24/7 but needs to be restarted every 3 or
> > 4 days or it will run out of resources.
> >
> >> Who in their right mind shuts down a PC? I leave mine running 24x7
> >> and just
> >> let the daily (joke) security patch updates restart the PC for me.
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