From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!uwvax!reid Newsgroups: net.micro.atari Title: Leaving it on.... Article-I.D.: uwvax.755 Posted: Fri Feb 11 22:17:22 1983 Received: Sun Feb 13 03:02:55 1983 >From reid Fri Feb 11 22:16:19 1983 To: Info-Atari@SU-Score Subject: Leaving it on.... Does anybody know what the dangers are of leaving an Atari 800 with the power on indefinitely/permanently/for long periods of time??? I have a pretty bad problem with oxidation of the contacts on my OS and some memory, and I find that if I simply leave the thing on, it is not a problem. I am a little apprehensive, since I really don't know much about the hardware (other than the fact that the power supply is supposed to be less than terrific) and I wondered if anybody has any experience with this or knows what is likely or unlikely to happen. I have a small muffin fan that I could press into service if it is better for it to run cooler.... Thanks for any info.. Glenn Reid reid @ wisconsin