16 Dec
2009
16 Dec
'09
11:46 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Zane H. Healy
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 1:25 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Running Computers Cold
On Wed, 9 Dec 2009, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
heating. Ever.
We recently had a cold spell here in Seattle, with temperatures never getting above
freezing during the day and going down to the teens or low twenties at night. My home
office is in the basement and usually stays pretty warm - oftentimes *too* warm. But I
was having problems keeping the temperature up in my ball python's enclosure (which is
in my office - my family isn't fond of snakes). So I powered up the VAX 4000-300 I
have in there (along with a couple of dual G4 Power Macs), and everything was cozy
again.... -- Ian
Don't
REAL computers generate their own heat? (and too much of it)
Since moving my servers in, I have never had to use my central Granted, this is "sunny So Cal" but
we've been getting below freezing
at
night this last week, and the servers are saving
money on the gas
bill.
After my wife and I got married we lived in an apartment for 8 years.
During that time we turned on the heat maybe a half dozen times, and
quite
frequently would have to open up and let cold air in when it was
freezing
out.
Now that we own a house, and the computers are in the garage we're
using the
heat a lot. I was looking at the computers being out there as a way to
help
keep the temperature a bit warmer, but with this cold spell, it isn't
working.
Zane