On 2003.01.05 20:21 quapla(a)xs4all.nl wrote:
Well, an Ultra-Sparc III at 1050MHz may consume about
200 Watts or
more....
The CPU only or the complete system?
Usually I let my 11/70 run for about an hour, then my
hobby room is
warm enough to work in.
Once again time to point to the "Top 10 Signs why You
are a VAX Geek."
http://world.std.com/~bdc/projects/vaxen/vaxgeektop10.html
Cite:
7. Your electricity bill is more than your monthly rent payment.
5. You don't have an SO, but it's okay because your computer keeps
you warm at night.
2. Your house is pleasantly warm in the dead of winter, even with the
air
conditioning turned all the way up.
> concerned if it was beside an Alpha-- my DEC
3000-800 will heat our
> basement noticably!
I measured the power consumption of my Alpha DEC 3000-600:
230 W. Even
my newish 500 MHz Alpha and the Indigo2 (on topic since 1.1. ;-) ) are
only at about 140..150 W.
--
tsch??,
Jochen
Homepage:
http://www.unixag-kl.fh-kl.de/~jkunz/