Re: What companies are still using old technology

["Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com>]

On 2007-03-24, Richard Bonner wrote:
...
> ***   Over time. That would be true. I remember a newspaper article here a
> few years ago (Mail Star? Globe & Mail?) about power consumption and how
> it was recommended that terminals and any non-essential computer be shut
> down at night if they were not needed until the next day. It listed power
> savings for a typical business setup, and over a year, they could be
> substantial. (Not mentioned was the advantage of regular reboots, but the
> article was about power and its costs.)

   There is no advantage to regular reboots, except in Windows.

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