27 Aug
2009
27 Aug
'09
4:20 p.m.
On Thu, 27 Aug 2009, Daniel Seagraves wrote:
I had one of my kid sister's friends tell me I
shouldn't be running the KS10
because it's so old that it is "ecologically irresponsible" to run it.
So you have your KS10 running now days?
I hate to admit it, but there is some merit to that statement. Not that it
stops me from driving my '72 Dodge Pickup or running my old DEC gear. The
fact of the matter is that you can emulate a PDP-10, PDP-11, or VAX on a
Mini-ITX box that uses a *LOT* less power and generates a *LOT* less heat.
(This person is the daughter of two PETA activists and
also believed that
farmers had to kill cows to extract the milk.)
<snicker!> No comment.
Zane