[Worldbuilding] Divergent, retro and other 'not of this world' Computers and Software

[Peter Knutsen]

Originally Posted by johndallman

Yes, but this mostly happens at power-on. Powering off and on is hard on electronics in general, but the effect is much larger for vacuum tubes. They also use a lot more power, mostly for the heaters that allow them to work, and these two things together make portable equipment hard.

Powering off and on in what sense, exactly?