28 Aug
2009
28 Aug
'09
11:11 a.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.
Oh, not on this list, please...!
I am seriouisly thinking of declaring myself 'magenta' (this being the
opposite of 'green', of course). The amount of bad science that pretends
to be 'saving the planet' is rapidly getting to me. As are the totally
stupid restrictions that do nothing useful (the fact that we can no
longer bugy filament lamps is going to make repairing SMPSUs a lot
harder, possibly leading to more electronics in the landfills. Perhaps I
should just get a couple of 'greens' and use them as a series limiting
resistor!).
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.
Not if you want to do something other than run the software...
And remember, if you don't run you PDP11, you have to turn the (normal)
heating up...
-tony