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Date:      Thu, 15 Apr 1999 20:02:01 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Christopher Palmer <cpalmer@jig.ordway.org>
To:        Rick Hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: New Computer
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9904152001000.6128-100000@jig.ordway.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.WNT.3.95.990415165754.-13359A-100000@bb-b1-11a>

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On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Rick Hamell wrote:

[my q: what is 'burning in']

> Usually it's a piece of software designed to run a computer at
> it's maximum potential. Statistically computer hardware goes bad within
> the first three months of usage. Burn in software tries to put 3 months of
> use on all pieces of the hardware, hopefully catching any problems. BTW,
> we use to do 20 makeworlds in a row for this. :)

Yes, I got another reply to the same effect. Thanks.

This means all my computers are effectively burned in, then. :)

Christopher Palmer
Assistant Systems Administrator, Ordway Music Theatre
cpalmer@jig.ordway.org



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