Today, David Lang (david.lang@digitalinsight.com) wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Jan 2001, Mo McKinlay wrote:
>
> > > The off button need not and _does not_ remove power instantly (if at
> > > all) on many appliances.
> >
> > Indeed - but unplugging your VCR from the wall won't harm it. Everyone
> > knows the power button on a TV/VCR/etc doesn't actually kill the power,
> > just reduce consumption (i.e., standby mode). But unplugging it at the
> > wall doesn't have any detrimental effects - doing that to a PC will.
>
> if you change that statement to "usually won't harm it" I agree with you
> (I have had a VCR eat a tape when this was done)
Crikey. Most people would consider that a fault in the VCR.
Just goes to show how far removed from appliances PCs currently are.
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Mo McKinlay
mmckinlay@gnu.org
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