[33589] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Forcasts, why won't anyone believe them?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu)
Wed Jan 17 03:28:36 2001
Message-Id: <200101170826.f0H8Q9DN059508@black-ice.cc.vt.edu>
To: Peter Bierman <pmb@mac.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:54:40 PST."
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From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 03:26:09 -0500
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:54:40 PST, Peter Bierman <pmb@mac.com> said:
> Since I'm plugging the Mac, I might as well also point out that the latest
> 773MHz G4s use 17 Watts max load. I'm often dissapointed that Apple doesn't
> do more to tout the energy efficiency of their hardware.
Hmm.. 17 watts. Of course, that's just the CPU, but I just noticed that
where I'm working right now is primarily lit by 2 22-watt flourescent lights..
So.. How many of you kill the flourescents in your back-office cubicle
farms during a California-style power crunch? ;)
For that matter - send the cubicle critters home. You ever *looked* at
how many watts the average human body outputs? ;)
Valdis Kletnieks
Operating Systems Analyst
Virginia Tech
