From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ihnss!knudsen Newsgroups: net.micro.atari Title: Re: Leaving It On Article-I.D.: ihnss.1450 Posted: Wed Feb 16 21:22:23 1983 Received: Mon Feb 21 19:24:03 1983 Reply-To: knudsen@ihnss.UUCP (Mike J Knudsen, ihnss!knudsen) I can't vouch for Atari, but at least twice I have accidentally left my Radio Shaft CoCO on for 24 hours, with no ill effects. Most electrical equipment reaches a "thermal equilibrium" with its environment after an hour or so, after which nothing gets any hotter, so if your Atari ran all evening OK it can't hurt. However: 1) Your machine is vulenerable to power line glitches, etc, all the while it is on. Why expose it if not using it? 2) Solid-state devices don't last FOREVER, maybe only 5 to 10 years of operating lifetime. Of course, all our toys will be obsolete before they wear out, but.... mike k