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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Do computers even benefit from rest, or it's just some boomer delusion?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Way back before computers had sleep mode we were encouraged to shut it down when not in use to save electricity. I don't think Windows 3.11 had it. The first time I think I remember encountering it was Windows 2000, but correct me if I'm wrong.