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Originally Posted by cromag
If I actually turn my cell phone off (as opposed to letting it go to sleep) it takes about 18 seconds to turn on and "boot up." Also, turning it off takes about 6 seconds.
I think people are gradually becoming accustomed to these delays.
But then, I grew up with vacuum tube radios and televisions and I used to have to wait while they warmed up anyway. The more things change ...
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Now what if semiconductors had not been discovered yet...you'd have to wait on the tubes to warm up and then wait on the computer to boot up....
