If it means anything I've had my netbsd machine up for 52 days and 
counting so far...=)  Everything is still functioning fine and dandy...=)


Chris

On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, Jeffrey Ohlmann wrote:

> 
> So ... I have had NetBSD installed on a P550 for over a year now.  Up
> until recently I didn't keep it running for very long periods of time (all
> day, overnight at best) becuase it was my only machine, and I needed to
> use the MacOS to Get Things Done.  I have NetBSD because I like Un*x and
> because I like Macs and therefore it is incredibly neat to have both
> together.  That's why I hijacked my fiancee's network connection and
> downloaded the whole system in the frist place. 
> 
> Things have changed now, and with a new PPC on which to play with MacOS,
> the 68k machine sits idle more and more of the time.  My long range goal
> is to use it [the P550] almost exclusively for NetBSD, but some nagging
> concerns slow my steps toward that conversion. 
> 
> For those who don't know, this is an all-in-one or composite Mac.  As
> such, I can't power down the monitor and leave the cpu running under
> NetBSD.  I am concerned not only about my electric bill but also things
> like power surges/storms and equipment lifespan.
> 
> I'm not looking to get into the debate about whether it's better to leave
> computers running all the time or to turn them off when idle.  I would
> just like to hear from people -- particularly those using other composite
> machines -- about running for long periods of time.
> 
> In closing I should add that I presently have no need for the machine to
> be running 24/7, but there's something about having an uptime expressed in
> days rather than hours that appeals to me.
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Jeffrey Ohlmann
> 
>