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To: "Brian N. Handy" <handy@sag.space.lockheed.com>
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From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Re: "Green" Screensaver mode 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 02 Apr 1996 21:30:01 -0800."
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Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1996 06:46:30 +0100
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"Brian N. Handy" wrote in message ID
<Pine.OSF.3.91.960402211827.18484A-100000@sag.space.lockheed.com>:
> 	options      "power_saver"
> 	BlankTime    time (minutes)  (Default 10)
> 	SuspendTime  time 	     (Default 15) (Requires "power_saver")
> 	OffTime	     time 	     (Default 30) (Requires "power_saver")
> 
> BlankTime is the length of time until the screen blanks out.  I don't 
> completely understand the difference between SuspendTime and OffTime, 
> they both do something to power down the monitor.  They may not do the 
> same thing.  

Read your monitor's handbook. There are 2 different levels of power
saving. One which sets the monitor into a mode where the guns are warm
enough to not require the full start-up time before producing a
picture (suspend) and one where the monitor may as well be switched
off (guess which one :) )

Gary