Talk:Sleep mode

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Um....This article doesn't really explain to me what sleep mode is actually for...--87.42.205.55 09:41, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

It uses less power than normal operation. I've added a sentence to the opener, that may make this clearer.--Dbolton 17:01, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sleep (operating system) merge

This article and Sleep (operating system) are both stub and about the same subject. I propose a merge. --Android Mouse 17:27, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

No, they are not about the same subject. The Sleep (operating system) article is about the operating system call that causes a program/process/thread to become inactive, allowing other processes to continue execution. This article is about a stand-by power-down of a device, causing all programs to stop execution. Two different concepts, two different articles. (I remember looking at this article before I created the other one.) — Loadmaster 15:22, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

I understand, but I fail to see why the system call is notable enough for its own article. The information would be better merged to the other article. We don't have a seperate article for Shutdown (a much older concept), and infact that article is over even a broader subject than both of these articles. --Android Mouse 04:23, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Scratch that, I misread the article and your response. I thought the you (and the article) were refering to system call that put the computer into sleep mode, not the sleep system call for individual threads and processes. Sorry for the misunderstanding. --Android Mouse 04:26, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I don't get it

"For halogen or LED-light use electronic trafos." Does that sentence mean anything? —Preceding unsigned comment added by D021317c (talk • contribs) 21:55, 13 November 2007 (UTC)