On 2015-12-20 10:30 AM, Michel Boucher wrote:

> My wife also works for the government but her department
> insists on a total shutdown outside of work hours. Different
> strokes...
>


I worked for the government and our earlier terminals were driven by a
floppy. We turned them off at the end of our shifts and booted them up
at when we went back to work. Later systems ran 24/7 and we just had
to log on.