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

[Carl Prochilo]

Because the architecture of that OS doesn't address more than 256MB
of RAM.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson

mkelley1@gt.rr.com said:
> Why do you say that?
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Erik Balser masho95@charter.net
> Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 12:40:12 -0500
> To: sho@paul-fisher.com, gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org,
> bjshov8@comcast.net,
> shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT -  Computer- to turn off or not
>
>
> 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.
>
> ----- 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
>>
>> 1999 Ford Taurus SHO TR 64K - Stock. Kirk'ed.
>> 1993 Ford Taurus SHO ATX 183K with some stuff. Sold 3/27/04.
>>
>> See information about my '93! http://www.paul-fisher.com/SHO
>>
>> Visit my website: http://www.paul-fisher.com
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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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