Altair Fan

[Gordon JC Pearce]

Tony Duell wrote:

>>
>>Tony, you have to have a consistent story on this one.  You don't have 
>>$100 to buy a used but usable PC for the times that one is needed, but 
> 
> 
> You know full well that $100 is by no means the total cost of ownership 
> for that PC for the length of time I'll want to be using it.
> 

OK, so you've got the running costs.  Let's just look at that:
<clamp meter on 4-way extension strip cable to my PC>
... about 200 watts, less a bit for the hifi amp and mixer that are 
currently running.  Say 120-150 watts for a Duron 1100 and a 19" 
monitor, that is run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Probably about as 
much power as the cooling fans alone in my PDP11 rack.

Not really a lot, is it?

Gordon.