From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 21:17:20 -0800 From: Ethan Benson To: "Timothy A. Seufert" Cc: Sergio Brandano , linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org, debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Pismo status Message-ID: <20000521211720.Q7243@plato.local.lan> References: <200005200850.JAA28869@copper.dcs.qmw.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="teKjxxMjPsACTz/N" In-Reply-To: ; from tas@mindspring.com on Sun, May 21, 2000 at 02:01:25PM -0700 Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: --teKjxxMjPsACTz/N Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, May 21, 2000 at 02:01:25PM -0700, Timothy A. Seufert wrote: [snip] > > Concerning computers, > > and Linux, it is running this OS that the situation improved, as far > > as Intel processors are concerned. I can say that the cpus, before > > the advent of the caged P-II, where so cold that I could safaly touch > > them. This was, again, using Linux. Using MS-Windows, instead, I > > could *not* do the similar thing for sure. >=20 > So you never did anything processor intensive under Linux, eh? i think what he is refering to is when left idle an intel box running linux will be MUCH cooler then it is when running MS-WinBloat. apparently the linux kernel will issue a `hlt' instruction to the processor when there is nothing to do, this puts the processor to sleep or low power mode. MS-Windows on the other hand always runs in a very tight active loop keeping the processor running full tilt all the time. at least this is something i read somewhere feel free to ignore/write off as total bullshi* ;-) [snip] > If you're talking about desktop machines where cooling systems are=20 > much easier, you're nuts. Look at the heatsink and fan on a Pentium=20 > II, then look at the heatsink on a G3 (comparable processors; a G3 is=20 > about as fast as the next speed grade up of PII, e.g. 266 G3 is about=20 > equal to 300 PII). Apple doesn't even have to put a fan on the=20 > heatsink (all they need is airflow created by the power supply or=20 > case fan), and it's a hell of a lot smaller than the PII heatsink. then look at the heat sync on a G4 -- friggen monster about the size of a video tape ;-) [snip] --=20 Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/ --teKjxxMjPsACTz/N Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEARECAAYFAjkowt8ACgkQJKx7GixEevzHJgCbBKRbfdGQR+Jmrp3ZQbalMuce g0sAnAn+Nuqqj/M1D8jYZiQINmIuoxBA =+ewz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --teKjxxMjPsACTz/N-- ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/