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Old 01-12-2013, 02:50 AM   #8
Peter Knutsen
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Default Re: [Worldbuilding] Divergent, retro and other 'not of this world' Computers and Soft

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Originally Posted by johndallman View Post
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?
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