[geeks] PC Hardware (Power Supplies)

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Sandwich Maker wrote:
> " From: Mike Meredith <very at zonky.org>
> " 
> " On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 08:50:57 -0500 (EST), Sandwich Maker wrote:
> " > hey - the mini is another long runner, ~'60 - ~'92 or so, and it took
> " > bmc almost that long to make it pay.  some of the last ones had efi
> " > and turbos and something like 125hp.  woohoo!
> " 
> " My mum was an original mini-fan. She drove an early one in the 1960s
> " and then again for 10 years from the mid-70s onwards. Even the
> " lower-powered ones had more oomph than you would expect! 
> 
> they were pretty light, iirc on the lower side of the 1000-1500lb
> range, so it wouldn't take a whole lot of power to make them fly.
> those 125hp models would have a power-to-weight in the same range as
> many american musclecars of the mid/late '60s.

I want an IndyCycle.

Peace...  Sridhar