[33593] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Forcasts, why won't anyone believe them?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Marshall Eubanks)
Wed Jan 17 11:29:15 2001
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Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 11:30:22 -0500
From: Marshall Eubanks <tme@21rst-century.com>
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Cc: Peter Bierman <pmb@mac.com>, nanog@merit.edu
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Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
>
> 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
The CPU chips on the previous G4s use only about 4 or 5 watts (I suspect
it hasn't changed much).
It's a lot less than a P3 because it's RISC vs CISC chips.
> 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
Most people I know don't power their bodies from a wall socket...
Of course, people that spec A/C do indeed take into account the heat
generated by the occupants.
Regards
Marshall Eubanks
Multicast Technologies, Inc.
10301 Democracy Lane, Suite 201
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Phone : 703-293-9624 Fax : 703-293-9609
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