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Re: Testaus

Eric Rucker wrote:

Well, processing time on some heavier stuff could make the //e consume
significantly more power for a given amount of processing than, say,
something with an Intel Atom. We're talking somewhere around 10-15W
typical on that, with a highly efficient power supply (like one of the
picoPSUs.)


I get your point.

But for a developer, most of the time is spent waiting for
keyboard input anyway (even at 1MHz!), and "waiting faster" is
no bargain.  ;-)

Heck, a GUI machine does more computation just moving the mouse
cursor across the screen than I need to keep me happy all evening!



On Dec 14, 7:44 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:

Gav wrote:

On Dec 14, 3:48 pm, Turo Alatalo <alat...@echo.com> wrote:

S�hk�   [Jukka Lukkari,  14.05.2008]
S�hk�n kulutus jatkaa laskuaan
S�hk�n kulutus j�i huhtikuussa runsaan prosentin edellisvuotta pienemm�ksi.
Vuoden nelj�n ensimm�isen kuukauden aikana s�hk�� on Suomessa kulunut 32,3
gigawattituntia eli yli kaksi prosenttia viime vuotta v�hemm�n.
Aika hurjaa pudotusta kun enmnakoitiin viiko sitten teolisuuspiireiss�mme
mit� l�ie +10% lis�� ja nyt tuo v�itt�� jo -6% vuosilaskua!!! Kuka siis
valehtelee maasamme ydinhallinnon lis�ksi?!

I'm pretty sure energy consumption is falling as a result of less and
less real Apple II's being used in Finland these days. Well done
everyone, its good to see the Apple II community helping to save the
planet.

So that's what the post was about??!  Cool.

BTW, if you want to save energy and compute, you should switch from
a modern computer to an Apple //e--average power consumption (w/o any
additional boards) is less than 5W.

It may not run iTunes or be a good graphical web browser, but for
the pure fun of developing programs, it can't be beat.

The 17-board AppleCrate II consumes about 75W total!


-michael

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