Hi, Virgil:
I agree with what you said about keeping the computer on 24/7. I asked the people in IT (the Information Technology department at the Junior College where I work...we have a lot of fun with the name of their department around here... [Linked Image]) and they told me that leaving a computer on continuously is good for it; less "surges" during startups, keeping the equipment warmed up helps drive moisture out of it (down here on the Gulf Coast where I am), as long as it's powered through a good surge suppressor. They did some unofficial research and found that computers in student labs (which are left on 24/7) held up better than those in faculty offices (which are typically shut off at the end of each workday)...sounds kinda like the thread that appeared here some time ago about the virtue of leaving fluoresent lights burning continuously. Apparently the money saved on maintenance is more than the money spent keeping them powered up full-time.

Mike (mamills)