[SPARCbook] MHz

[Matthew Haas]

On Mon, 10 Apr 2000, Ken Hansen wrote:
> 
> Do you really hope to save that much power with a slower CPU, or does
> your system just seem "too fast!"
>

Nope, more of an obsession to be able to use it for a little longer (doing
trivial tasks-- not kernel compiles) before it heats up to the point where
I start to worry about it. Power consumption is not an issue, I try to
keep the internal battery above 80% all the time, and it's usually plugged
into the AC adaptor anyway. But when I don't have a good fan to blow on it
(like when I'm at school) it tends to run a little hot after only
20-30mins. 
 
> The answer is in the earlier quote (Help processor has the LCD status
> display, as well as the CPU-ID information). Older SPARCs, like your LX
> have BootPROMS that have CPU-ID info stored in them, backed by a
> built-in battery.
>

Okay, thanks. That clears that question up.
 
> HTH,
> 
> Ken
> n2vip at bellatlantic.net
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